Alveolar Cleft Size on Prenatal Two-Dimensional Ultrasonography Predicts Cleft of the Secondary Palate in Unilateral Cleft Lip
Rubio E, Mantilla-Rivas E, Manrique M, Fan K, Blask A, Rada E, Bulas D, White M, Rogers G, Oh A. Alveolar Cleft Size on Prenatal Two-Dimensional Ultrasonography Predicts Cleft of the Secondary Palate in Unilateral Cleft Lip. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2023, 152: 895e-899e. PMID: 36940150, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000010437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlveolar cleft widthIntact secondary palateUnilateral cleft lipCleft palateUnilateral CLCleft lipAlveolar defectsSecondary palatePrenatal USAlveolar ridgePostnatal examinationCleft widthPrenatal diagnosis of cleft palateDiagnosis of cleft palateAverage gestational ageTwo-dimensional ultrasoundGestational ageFetal facePrenatal findingsPrenatal diagnosisAssociated with greater likelihoodSenior radiologistsPhenotypic findingsCleft sizeFetuses