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Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 4/2012

01-08-2012 | Case Report

Congenital Agenesis of All the Nasal Cartilages

Authors: Mehdi Bakhshaee, Mehdi Poursadegh, Mohammad Reza Afzalzadeh

Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | Issue 4/2012

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Abstract

With the exception of septal deviation, congenital anomalies of the nasal cartilages constitute a small fraction of all congenital nasal anomalies. This report presents a patient with isolated agenesis of all the nasal cartilages, which has never been recorded previously.

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Metadata
Title
Congenital Agenesis of All the Nasal Cartilages
Authors
Mehdi Bakhshaee
Mehdi Poursadegh
Mohammad Reza Afzalzadeh
Publication date
01-08-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Issue 4/2012
Print ISSN: 0364-216X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5241
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-012-9912-3

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