An unusual case of Ankyloglossia Superior

P U Kalu; A L H Moss

doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2003.12.008

An unusual case of Ankyloglossia Superior

Br J Plast Surg. 2004 Sep;57(6):579-81. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2003.12.008.

Authors

P U Kalu¹, A L H Moss

Affiliation

¹ Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Royal Free Hospital Medical School, Pond Street, Hampstead, London NW3 2QG, UK. pkalu@doctors.org.uk

PMID: 15308409
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2003.12.008

Abstract

We report the rare finding of a complete cleft of the secondary palate in the presence of a synechial band running from the incisive foramen over the tip of the tongue, terminating in the midline of the floor of the mouth.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Cleft Palate / complications*
Cleft Palate / pathology
Cleft Palate / surgery*
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Tongue / abnormalities*
Tongue / pathology
Tongue / surgery*