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LA40.1 category

Cleft lip, bilateral

Definition

A condition caused by failure of the upper lip to correctly develop during the antenatal period. This condition is characterised by two fissures in the upper lip and a collapsed and stretched nose through one side of the upper lip. This condition may present with disruption of sucking or swallowing in neonates.

Exclusions

Also indexed as

Cleft lip without cleft palate, bilateralCleft lip, bilateralIsolated cleft lip, bilateral

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