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Congenital Lip Sinuses
Author(s) -
Khan. N.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1970.tb04055.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , paranasal sinuses , surgery
A family has been traced through four generations with six members presenting with congenital lip sinuses. Five in this series were male and only one female. Two of the patients had associated clefts of the lip and palate. The literature on congenital lip sinuses is reviewed and the œtiological, clinical and histopathological features are discussed. The methods currently in use for their treatment are described .