Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome Diagnosed Prenatally as an Epignathus.

The authors present a clinical report of the giant fetal tumor protruding from the oral cavity diagnosed sonographically at 32 weeks of gestation as an epignathus. After delivery, tumor proved to be a presentation of the blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome. To the best of our knowledge, the literature offers no reports on similar cases.

Complete unilateral cleft lip and palate operated on by means of the one-stage method - own experience.

The study presents the surgical protocol of unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) treatment based on the one-stage method. It is exemplified by the treatment course of a patient suffering from UCLP. The method was worked out and implemented at the Institute of Mother and Child in Warsaw.

[Myelomeningocoele - how did the procedure during the first stage of surgical treatment change. Analysis of two groups of patients treated in the years 1986-1992 and 1999-2005].

Unlabelled: Myelomeningocoele is a serious congenital deformity requiring multidisciplinary medical care, and parent' s aware cooperation. The accessibility and popularity of foetal ultrasonography enables early prenatal diagnosis which makes possible optimal management during pregnancy and treatment after birth.

Aim: Evaluation of the treatment of newborns with myelomeningocoele in the last 20 years in relation to the changes in diagnostics and operative procedures.

[Preconceptional cigarette smoking and other risk factors for giving birth to a child with orofacial cleft].

Evidence suggests an association between orofacial clefts and maternal smoking, common cold, and stressful life events. 247 mothers of children with an orofacial cleft completed a self-administered survey with questions concerning obstetric history. Of these, 29.

Polymorphic variants of genes encoding main antioxidant enzymes and the risk of CL/P-affected pregnancies.

Objective: The study focused on the correlation between maternal polymorphisms of genes encoding antioxidant enzymes and the risk of having a child with CL/P in the Polish population.

Method: PCR-RFLP analysis was used to analyze polymorphisms of MnSOD2 (c.47T>C), CAT (c.