Ultrasound prenatal diagnosis of a lateral facial cleft (Tessier number 7)

Presti, F.; Celentano, Claudio; Marcazzò, L.; Dolcetta, G.; Prefumo, Federico

doi:10.1002/uog.1058

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“…There have been 4 reported cases describing prenatally diagnosed isolated lateral facial cleft (Table ). Most cases were diagnosed at 21 to 26 weeks of gestation.…”

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confidence: 99%

Prenatal 3D sonography of an isolated lateral facial cleft

Lee

Yang

et al. 2017

J of Clinical Ultrasound

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Lateral facial cleft is a rare congenital anomaly, but all affected infants require surgery under general anesthesia. Conventional 2-dimensional coronal view of the face, which is typically used for identification of facial clefts, has limitations with regard to detection of this anomaly. We describe a case of prenatal diagnosis of isolated lateral facial cleft made with 3D sonography and highlight the importance of this tool in the diagnosis of this rare facial deformity.

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“…There have been 4 reported cases describing prenatally diagnosed isolated lateral facial cleft (Table ). Most cases were diagnosed at 21 to 26 weeks of gestation.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prenatal 3D sonography of an isolated lateral facial cleft

Lee

Yang

et al. 2017

J of Clinical Ultrasound

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“…There have been two case reports of isolated lateral facial clefts detected before birth. One was found at 26 weeks of gestation by 2D US displaying widening of the oral commissure with delivery at gestational age of 34 weeks due to preterm labor 3. The other case presented with a left lateral facial cleft accompanied with bilateral skin tags and anterior displacement of the left external ear at a gestational age of 22 weeks, which eventually ended up with elective termination of pregnancy 4…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It may arise as an isolated finding or in association with other disorders like bony abnormalities of the maxilla and zygoma. So far, only two cases of isolated lateral facial cleft have been reported antenatally: one was a bilateral lateral facial cleft,3 and the other was accompanied with bilateral skin tags and anterior displacement of the left external ear 4. Other cases that were part of a malformation syndrome, such as oculo‐auriculo‐vertebral spectrum5 or severe micrognathia,6 have been reported as well.…”

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Prenatal 3D sonographic diagnosis of an isolated lateral facial cleft

Chang

Lien

Chao

2011

J of Clinical Ultrasound

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We report a case of lateral facial cleft (Tessier 7) diagnosed by sonography at a gestational age of 24 weeks. Two-dimensional sonography revealed a fetus appropriate for gestational age without obvious anomaly, but a three-dimensional sonogram with surface mode rendering showed asymmetrical macrostomia as a result of a left lateral facial cleft. Our case highlights the advantage of using three-dimensional sonography in the prenatal diagnosis of lateral facial clefts.

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“…Prenatal diagnosis of bilateral Tessier cleft number 7 in the third trimester has been previously reported 6,7 . To our knowledge, this is the first time that a unilateral cleft has been diagnosed, and at mid-gestation.…”

Section: Three-dimensional Sonography Of Unilateral Tessier Number 7 mentioning

confidence: 96%