Congenital lip pit
| Congenital lip pit | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery |
| Usual onset | At birth |
| Treatment | Fistulectomy |
| Prognosis | Excellent |
A congenital lip pit or lip sinus is a
cleft lip and palate, termed Van der Woude syndrome.[1]
Diagnosis
Classification
They are divided into three types based on their location:[2]
- commissural pits, which are small pits near the labial commissure of the mouth,[3]
- a pit in the upper lip, in which case it may be called a midline sinus of the upper lip,[2] and
- pits in the lower lip, in which case it may be called a congenital sinus of the lower lip.[2]
In some cases commissural pits have been reported in combination with preauricaluar pits, which are near the ear.[1]
Treatment
Lip pits do not usually require any treatment, although in some reported cases
surgical excision has been used or if associated with a draining sinus tract.[1]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-81-312-3800-4.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
- ^ McKusick, Victor A. (27 May 2009). "Commissural Lip Pits". Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man. Retrieved 2017-05-22.