Open AccessSupernumerary nostril: A rare congenital anomaly
Author(s) -
S. K. Uppal,
Ramneesh Garg,
Ashish Gupta,
Davinder Singh Pannu
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0746.92788
Subject(s) - nostril , medicine , supernumerary , presentation (obstetrics) , supernumerary tooth , anatomy , surgery , nose
We report the 23(rd) case of the world of one of the rare congenital anomalies, supernumerary nostril. The disease has a variable presentation and more than half of the reported cases are from Asian continent. This patient had a supernumerary nostril in the form of a accessory blind tract above the left ala. The tract was excised and raw areas approximated with a bolster dressing.