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An isolated congenital absence of nasal columella: A case report and review of literature

INTRODUCTION: The nasal columella is an important aesthetic and functional entity of the midface. Congenital absence of the nasal columella as an isolated anomaly is extremely rare. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We present a case of total congenital aplasia of the nasal columella in a 3-month-old female inf...

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Autores principales: Salah, Bareqa, Bsisu, Isam, Sarhan, Osama, Al-Zu’bi, Zayed, Suleihat, Ahmad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6495086/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31051408
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.04.034
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: The nasal columella is an important aesthetic and functional entity of the midface. Congenital absence of the nasal columella as an isolated anomaly is extremely rare. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We present a case of total congenital aplasia of the nasal columella in a 3-month-old female infant. The deformity was not associated with any other anomalies and with no obvious underlying cause. DISCUSSION: Isolated congenital absence of the nasal columella is an extremely rare anomaly and its etiology is still unknown. Surgical reconstruction of absent nasal columella is challenging as a result of its complex anatomy, and different surgical techniques have been described in the literature to reconstruct the nasal columella with varying advantages and disadvantages. CONCLUSION: The variety in available surgical techniques for the reconstruction of nasal columella necessitates a thorough preoperative evaluation in order to choose the most suitable surgical technique and achieve the best outcome, both functionally and esthetically.