Cleft palate and congenital synechiae syndrome: a case report. |
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| Authors: | Siun M Murphy Suzanne Rea Eleanor McGovern Paddy Fleming David Orr |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland. |
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| Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: A 1-day-old baby girl with a cleft of the secondary palate and a soft tissue band connecting the upper and lower jaws and preventing mouth opening was referred to the cleft lip and palate team by her pediatrician. This case represents a further example of an interesting but rare anomaly known as congenital alveolar synechia syndrome that requires early management to allow normal feeding and oral development. |
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