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Custom Nasal Stent Fabrication for Post-traumatic Nasal Obstruction - A Case Report

Deformities of the nose can be of congenital, traumatic, or iatrogenic etiology. The aim of treating nasal/nostril stenosis is to establish an adequate airway and restore facial profile; this may be achieved by surgical correction or prosthetic means. This case report presents the fabrication of a c...

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Autores principales: Shankar, Rama, Dubey, Mridu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9788994/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36579199
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.31843
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Sumario:Deformities of the nose can be of congenital, traumatic, or iatrogenic etiology. The aim of treating nasal/nostril stenosis is to establish an adequate airway and restore facial profile; this may be achieved by surgical correction or prosthetic means. This case report presents the fabrication of a customized rigid acrylic stent for alar stenosis in an 18-year-old girl occurring as a result of trauma. The functional and aesthetic result is evaluated at six months. Thus, customized acrylic nasal stents provide an easy-to-fabricate, economical option for the maintenance of nasal contour and patency of the airway.