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Fused lips

MedGen UID:
867585
•Concept ID:
C4021970
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Adhesion of upper and lower lips; Fusion of upper and lower lips
 
HPO: HP:0100788

Definition

Lack of separation of the upper and lower lips. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFused lips

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Single-Stage Posterior Vomerine Ostectomy and Primary Cheiloplasty in Patients with Bilateral Cleft Lip & Palate and Protuberant Premaxilla.
Hamdan US, Younan RA, Haddad M, Melhem AM, Najjar W, Hussein S, Kantar RS, Annan B, Johnson A, Liau J
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2024 Oct;61(10):1670-1678. Epub 2023 May 30 doi: 10.1177/10556656231179609. PMID: 37253459
Delineation and diagnostic criteria of Oral-Facial-Digital Syndrome type VI.
Poretti A, Vitiello G, Hennekam RC, Arrigoni F, Bertini E, Borgatti R, Brancati F, D'Arrigo S, Faravelli F, Giordano L, Huisman TA, Iannicelli M, Kluger G, Kyllerman M, Landgren M, Lees MM, Pinelli L, Romaniello R, Scheer I, Schwarz CE, Spiegel R, Tibussek D, Valente EM, Boltshauser E
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2012 Jan 11;7:4. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-7-4. PMID: 22236771Free PMC Article
Prenatal diagnosis of alobar holoprosencephaly by two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasound.
Lai TH, Chang CH, Yu CH, Kuo PL, Chang FM
Prenat Diagn 2000 May;20(5):400-3. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(200005)20:5<400::aid-pd839>3.0.co;2-l. PMID: 10820408

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Postnatal evaluation of schizencephaly by transfontanellar three-dimensional sonography.
Araujo Júnior E, Leite AP, Pires CR, Guimarães Filho HA, Zanforlin Filho SM, Nardozza LM, Moron AF
J Clin Ultrasound 2007 Jul-Aug;35(6):351-5. doi: 10.1002/jcu.20285. PMID: 17410584
Morphological features and associated anomalies of schizencephaly in the clinical population: detailed analysis of MR images.
Hayashi N, Tsutsumi Y, Barkovich AJ
Neuroradiology 2002 May;44(5):418-27. Epub 2002 Feb 16 doi: 10.1007/s00234-001-0719-1. PMID: 12012128

Diagnosis

Schizencephaly: a study of 16 patients.
Pascual-Castroviejo I, Pascual-Pascual SI, Velazquez-Fragua R, Viaño J, Quiñones D
Neurologia 2012 Oct;27(8):491-9. Epub 2011 Sep 3 doi: 10.1016/j.nrl.2011.06.005. PMID: 21890242
Postnatal evaluation of schizencephaly by transfontanellar three-dimensional sonography.
Araujo Júnior E, Leite AP, Pires CR, Guimarães Filho HA, Zanforlin Filho SM, Nardozza LM, Moron AF
J Clin Ultrasound 2007 Jul-Aug;35(6):351-5. doi: 10.1002/jcu.20285. PMID: 17410584

Prognosis

Postnatal evaluation of schizencephaly by transfontanellar three-dimensional sonography.
Araujo Júnior E, Leite AP, Pires CR, Guimarães Filho HA, Zanforlin Filho SM, Nardozza LM, Moron AF
J Clin Ultrasound 2007 Jul-Aug;35(6):351-5. doi: 10.1002/jcu.20285. PMID: 17410584

Clinical prediction guides

Schizencephaly: a study of 16 patients.
Pascual-Castroviejo I, Pascual-Pascual SI, Velazquez-Fragua R, Viaño J, Quiñones D
Neurologia 2012 Oct;27(8):491-9. Epub 2011 Sep 3 doi: 10.1016/j.nrl.2011.06.005. PMID: 21890242

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