British journal of plastic surgery
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Case Reports
Facio-genito-popliteal syndrome presenting with bilateral choanal atresia and maxillary hypoplasia.
The most classic characteristics of facio-genito-popliteal syndrome are cleft lip and/or palate, anomalies of the external genitalia and popliteal pterygium. A case of facio-genito-popliteal syndrome with bilateral choanal atresia and maxillary hypoplasia is presented. No previous report of such an association was found in the literature.
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A number of modifications of the tongue blade of the Dott mouth gag for cleft palate surgery are described and illustrated. These modifications facilitate cleft palate surgery, especially on small infants and patients with micrognathia, as well as surgery under the microscope and also reduce the risk of compression of the endotracheal tube.