Open AccessColumellar sinus: A rare congenital isolated sinus
Author(s) -
Anindita Datta,
Nasima Akhtar,
Abirvab Naha
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
bangabandhu sheikh mujib medical university journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2224-7750
pISSN - 2074-2908
DOI - 10.3329/bsmmuj.v9i1.28944
Subject(s) - medicine , columella , sinus (botany) , nose , presentation (obstetrics) , anatomy , embryology , girl , surgery , psychology , developmental psychology , botany , biology , genus
Midline congenital malformation of the nose is a very rare presentation and it's midline situation seems curious and is very difficult to explain on the basis of the present day conception of the embryology of the nose. The prevalence of lower lip sinuses has been estimated to be about 0.001 % of the general population. Upper lip sinuses are even more uncommon. We herein report a case of a 13 years old girl having congenital sinus affecting the upper part of the columella