Amniotic Band Syndrome with Severe Facial Cleft: A Case Report

Muhammad Irfan Rasul; Kumiko Fujiwara; Muhammad Ruslin; Ida Ayu Astuti; Mayu Takaichi; Makoto Noguchi

doi:10.1177/10556656231199648

Amniotic Band Syndrome with Severe Facial Cleft: A Case Report

Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2023 Aug 31:10556656231199648. doi: 10.1177/10556656231199648. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Muhammad Irfan Rasul¹, Kumiko Fujiwara^{2

3}, Muhammad Ruslin¹, Ida Ayu Astuti⁴, Mayu Takaichi², Makoto Noguchi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia.
² Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.
³ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan.
⁴ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, Indonesia.

PMID: 37654054
DOI: 10.1177/10556656231199648

Abstract

Cases of severe bilateral Tessier 4 cleft with unilateral Tessier 3 cleft and additional involvement of the amniotic band syndrome are rarer. This case reports a very rare case of ABS with severe facial cleft. Postoperative progress was satisfactory and the patient achieved functional recovery. The patient underwent several miner reconstructive surgeries and appropriate surgical treatment is necessary to restore the patient's social life.

Keywords: amniotic band syndrome; bilateral tessier type 3 and 4 cleft; facial cleft.