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[Labial recurrent swelling revealing median congenital upper-lip fistula]
1Département universitaire de chirurgie maxillofaciale et stomatologie, hôpital Roger Salengro, CHU de Lille, 59000 Lille, France; UDSL, université Lille Nord de France, 59000 Lille, France.
Abstract:
Midline upper-lip fistulas are an extremely rare variant of congenital facial malformations. Less than 30 cases have been reported in the literature since 1970. We report the case of a 2 and a half-year-old girl presenting with a median congenital blind fistula of the upper lip, without any relation with the oral cavity. A recurrent swelling of the upper lip was the main symptom. Complete surgical excision of the cyst or of the fistulous tract must be obtained to avoid recurrence.
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