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Case Reports
. 2012 Apr;17(2):75-7.
doi: 10.4103/0971-9261.93970.

Tessier 30 facial cleft

Nirmal C Bhattacharyya  1 , Kabita Kalita, Manoj Gogoi, Pradip K Deuri
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Case Reports

Tessier 30 facial cleft

Nirmal C Bhattacharyya et al. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2012 Apr.

Abstract

A case of midline cleft of the lower lip with cleft of the mandible and complete duplication of the tongue is reported here. Median cleft of the lower lip, mandible and bifid tongue with ankyloglossia is reported in the literature, but complete duplication of the tongue as part of the Tessier 30 cleft is not yet reported.

Keywords: Lower midline facial cleft; Tessier 30 cleft; median mandibular cleft.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
The child with Tessier 30 defect
Figure 2
Figure 2
Examination under anesthesia showing complete duplication of tongue
Figure 3
Figure 3
X-ray of the mandible showing the bony defect
Figure 4
Figure 4
Result after the first stage of repair
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