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Case Reports
. 2011 Jul;1(2):169-71.
doi: 10.4103/2231-0746.92788.

Supernumerary nostril: A rare congenital anomaly

Sanjeev K Uppal  1 , Ramneesh Garg, Ashish Gupta, Davinder S Pannu
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Case Reports

Supernumerary nostril: A rare congenital anomaly

Sanjeev K Uppal et al. Ann Maxillofac Surg. 2011 Jul.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Congenital; rare; supernumerary nostril.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Preoperative view
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Incision marked
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Intraoperative view after excision
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Primary closure done
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Histopathology of excised tract showing stratified squamous epithelium with dermal appendages (H&E stain, 10×)
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Postoperative view
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