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Case Reports
. 2015 Jan;30(1):e081.
doi: 10.5001/omj.2015.16.

Congenital Symmetrical Lower Lip Pits: Van der Woude Syndrome

Abdulrasheed Ibrahim  1 , Sunday Ajike  2
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Case Reports

Congenital Symmetrical Lower Lip Pits: Van der Woude Syndrome

Abdulrasheed Ibrahim et al. Oman Med J. 2015 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: Cleft Palate; Cleft lip; General Surgery; Van der Woude syndrome.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Repaired bilateral cleft lip and symmetrical paramedian dome-shaped elevations and lower lip pits in a six-year old girl.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Pedigree of the family: Black and white circle represents grandmother and mother with bilateral cleft of the primary palate. Black circle represents the patient with bilateral cleft of the primary and secondary palate. Double dots represent the presence of lower lip pits.
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