Supernumerary Nostril: A Case Report and Review

Supernumerary nostril is a very rare congenital anomaly, which includes additional nostril with or without accessory cartilage. In the present case of the left supernumerary nostril, a small cavity of around 3 mm diameter and accessory lower lateral cartilage were present. The cavity was lined with...

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Autores principales:	Kashyap,Sushil Kumar, Khan,Mohd Azim
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2009
Materias:	Supernumerary nostril Congenital anomaly Fissuring of nasal process
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0717-950220090001000072009-06-24Supernumerary Nostril: A Case Report and ReviewKashyap,Sushil KumarKhan,Mohd Azim Supernumerary nostril Congenital anomaly Fissuring of nasal process Supernumerary nostril is a very rare congenital anomaly, which includes additional nostril with or without accessory cartilage. In the present case of the left supernumerary nostril, a small cavity of around 3 mm diameter and accessory lower lateral cartilage were present. The cavity was lined with mucous membrane and filled with mucoid discharge .Nasal endoscopy of accessory nasal cavity revealed that it was small as compared to normal nasal cavity and did not communicate with the ipsilateral nasal cavity. The diameter of the normal anterior nasal opening was less on left side as compared to right side. Unilateral supernumerary nostril may occur because of the Assuring of the lateral nasal process during fetal growth.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de AnatomíaInternational Journal of Morphology v.27 n.1 20092009-03-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022009000100007en10.4067/S0717-95022009000100007
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topic	Supernumerary nostril Congenital anomaly Fissuring of nasal process
spellingShingle	Supernumerary nostril Congenital anomaly Fissuring of nasal process Kashyap,Sushil Kumar Khan,Mohd Azim Supernumerary Nostril: A Case Report and Review
description	Supernumerary nostril is a very rare congenital anomaly, which includes additional nostril with or without accessory cartilage. In the present case of the left supernumerary nostril, a small cavity of around 3 mm diameter and accessory lower lateral cartilage were present. The cavity was lined with mucous membrane and filled with mucoid discharge .Nasal endoscopy of accessory nasal cavity revealed that it was small as compared to normal nasal cavity and did not communicate with the ipsilateral nasal cavity. The diameter of the normal anterior nasal opening was less on left side as compared to right side. Unilateral supernumerary nostril may occur because of the Assuring of the lateral nasal process during fetal growth.
author	Kashyap,Sushil Kumar Khan,Mohd Azim
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title	Supernumerary Nostril: A Case Report and Review
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Supernumerary Nostril: A Case Report and Review

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