Surgical Management of a Rare Bilateral Tessier Number 4 and 7 Facial Cleft: A Case Report
Background: craniofacial clefts are rare congenital anomalies of unknown etiology of which only few case reports are available in the literature. Case report: this is the first case report of a two-week-old child presented with bilateral facial cleft; Tessier No.4 on the right and Tessier No.7 on the left side of the face treated surgically in Kurdistan region of Iraq. Conclusion: management of these children is complex and highly individualized, sharing more of such reports will help in developing better strategies for their treatment.
Authors
- Vyan Hiwa Mohammed Raouf
- Ari Raheem Qader
Institutions
- Kurdistan Regional Government (IQ)
- Iraq Virtual Science Library (IQ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced medical journal
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.56056/amj.2026.427
- Primary Topic
- Cleft Lip and Palate Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00