Lateral Proboscis (Elephant Tusk) with Orofacial Clefts: A Report of a Rare Case

Lateral proboscis is a rare congenital anomaly. Lateral proboscis is a rare craniofacial malformation characterized by a rudimentary tubular, nose-like structure occurring in association with a wide spectrum of other anomalies. We presented a seven-month-old girl's lateral proboscis, cleft lip,...

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Autores principales: Ajike, Sunday O., Mohammed, Rabiu, Johnson, Adegbenga O., Chaha, Kato, Samaila, Modupe O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6180999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30363727
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6820972
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author Ajike, Sunday O.
Mohammed, Rabiu
Johnson, Adegbenga O.
Chaha, Kato
Samaila, Modupe O.
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Mohammed, Rabiu
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Chaha, Kato
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description Lateral proboscis is a rare congenital anomaly. Lateral proboscis is a rare craniofacial malformation characterized by a rudimentary tubular, nose-like structure occurring in association with a wide spectrum of other anomalies. We presented a seven-month-old girl's lateral proboscis, cleft lip, and palate. Proboscis was excised by an elliptical incision, and the cleft was repaired at the same surgery.
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spelling pubmed-61809992018-10-24 Lateral Proboscis (Elephant Tusk) with Orofacial Clefts: A Report of a Rare Case Ajike, Sunday O. Mohammed, Rabiu Johnson, Adegbenga O. Chaha, Kato Samaila, Modupe O. Case Rep Pediatr Case Report Lateral proboscis is a rare congenital anomaly. Lateral proboscis is a rare craniofacial malformation characterized by a rudimentary tubular, nose-like structure occurring in association with a wide spectrum of other anomalies. We presented a seven-month-old girl's lateral proboscis, cleft lip, and palate. Proboscis was excised by an elliptical incision, and the cleft was repaired at the same surgery. Hindawi 2018-09-27 /pmc/articles/PMC6180999/ /pubmed/30363727 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6820972 Text en Copyright © 2018 Sunday O. Ajike et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Ajike, Sunday O.
Mohammed, Rabiu
Johnson, Adegbenga O.
Chaha, Kato
Samaila, Modupe O.
Lateral Proboscis (Elephant Tusk) with Orofacial Clefts: A Report of a Rare Case
title Lateral Proboscis (Elephant Tusk) with Orofacial Clefts: A Report of a Rare Case
title_full Lateral Proboscis (Elephant Tusk) with Orofacial Clefts: A Report of a Rare Case
title_fullStr Lateral Proboscis (Elephant Tusk) with Orofacial Clefts: A Report of a Rare Case
title_full_unstemmed Lateral Proboscis (Elephant Tusk) with Orofacial Clefts: A Report of a Rare Case
title_short Lateral Proboscis (Elephant Tusk) with Orofacial Clefts: A Report of a Rare Case
title_sort lateral proboscis (elephant tusk) with orofacial clefts: a report of a rare case
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6180999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30363727
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6820972
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