BACKGROUND Macrostomia as a rare facial deformity is classified among facial clefts. It originates from failure in union of maxillary and mandibular prominences of first brachial arch during 7(th) embryonic week. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of bilateral macrostomia (bilateral lip cleft) in a female newborn as a sole entity without other skeletal and facial deformities. The cleft was re...

BACKGROUND Cleft lip with or without cleft palate is one of the most common congenital anomalies that affect the oro-facial region. The aim of the study was to determine the period prevalence, pattern and perceptions of cleft lip and cleft palate in children born between 2005 and 2010 in two hospitals in Kisoro District, Uganda. METHODS The study involved a retrospective review of medical rec...

Objectives. First branchial cleft anomalies (BCAs) constitute a rare entity with variable clinical presentations and anatomic findings. Given the high rate of recurrence with incomplete excision, identification of the entire tract during surgical treatment is of paramount importance. The objectives of this paper were to present five anatomic variations of first BCAs and describe the presentatio...

• The patient remains free of recurrence with normal facial nerve function Case BCCs generally present with recurrent drainage from a pit-like depression at the angle of the mandible. The internal opening of the sinus provides important information regarding the origin of a BCC (1). Complete surgical excision of the tract is critical since these tracts do not spontaneously regress and there is ...

Introduction Oral clefts including cleft palate (CP), cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P) and cleft lip (CL) are considered as common congenital anomalies (1). Oral clefting has reported with an incidence rate of 0.5-2.5 per 1000 live births worldwide, although ethnical and different geographical area can be the significant affect on the incidence rate (2-4) and widely among different...

VACTERL association occurs in 1 10000- 40000 live births and is associated with vertebral defects, anal atresia, cardiac malformations, tracheoesophageal fistula, renal dysplasia limb defects. A 19-week-old male foetus antenatal diagnosis of foetal hydronephrosis on ultrasound the left kidney was medically terminated brought for autopsy. No other malformation reported scan. On autopsy, facial a...

QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY/PRINCIPLES Prenatal diagnosis of cleft lip and palate has raised many questions concerning the best way to inform the parents and offer appropriate support during the remaining pregnancy to help prepare a positive birth experience. Prenatal counselling differs according to who is responsible, and to that person's knowledge of the practical aspects of care and the impact of...

BACKGROUND A pre-anaesthestic echocardiogram (echo) is requested for most non-cardiac surgeries to identify possible cardiac structural anomalies. OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence and spectrum of structural cardiac abnormalities seen in various non-cardiac conditions. METHODS We carried out a retrospective review of pre-anaesthetic echos performed over five years on children scheduled f...

It is difficult to put forward a strategy for the treatment of nasal clefts due to the rarity and diversity of anatomical aberrations of these cases contrary to the common nasal affection in cleft lip and palate patients, which differ in severity rather than differing in the morbid anatomy. This simple strategy for correction of these nasal clefts will hopefully help surgeons to achieve better ...

OBJECTIVES Cleft lip with or without cleft palate, is the most common serious congenital anomaly that affects the orofacial regions. The management and care of the cleft patient constitutes a substantial proportion of the workload of the Nigerian maxillofacial surgeon and allied specialties. Yet, there are no specific programmes targeted at this group. We believe that the findings of this study...