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Heminasal aplasia: A report of two cases

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Heminasal aplasia is a rare congenital malformation. It is often associated with other malformations of the facial region, including abnormalities of the eye and lacrimal system, facial bone malformations and proboscis lateralis. We present two cases of heminasal aplasia, discuss their embryological basis and nasal reconstruction of the same.

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  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India

    Kingsly Paul M., M.S. (ENT), M.Ch. (Plast) (Senior Lecturer), Prema Dhanraj (Professor & Head), Ashish Kumar Gupta (Associate Professor) & Sunil Babu (Registrar)

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Correspondence to Kingsly Paul M., M.S. (ENT), M.Ch. (Plast).

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Paul, K., Dhanraj, P., Gupta, A.K. et al. Heminasal aplasia: A report of two cases. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 59, 58–59 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-007-0017-2

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