CASE REPORTS
Reconstruction of an Isolated Unilateral Aplasia of Right Alar Cartilage
İzole Tek Taraflı Sağ Alar Kartilaj Aplazisinin Rekonstrüksiyonu
Received Date : 23 Nov 2020
Accepted Date : 02 Feb 2021
Available Online : 17 Mar 2021
Mehmet DÜZLÜa, Süleyman CEBECİb, Muammer Melih ŞAHİNc, Recep KARAMERTd
aDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TURKEY
bDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TURKEY
cDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TURKEY
dDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TURKEY
Doi: 10.24179/kbbbbc.2020-80117 - Makale Dili: EN
KBB ve BBC Dergisi. 2021;29(2):145-7
Copyright © 2020 by Turkey Association of Society of Ear Nose Throat and Head Neck Surgery. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
ABSTRACT
Congenital nasal anomalies regarding lower third of the
nose including alar cartilages and columella are very rare. Hypoplasia
or aplasia of medial and lateral crural cartilages as well as columella
may be seen. These defects may result in varying degrees of functional
and cosmetic problems. In this study we reported a septorhinoplasty
case in which we encountered an isolated congenital aplasia of right
alar cartilage. We presented our reconstruction technique and reviewed
relative literature data. In this study we aimed to increase the awareness
of clinicians about this extremely rare clinical condition and to give an
idea for possible reconstruction techniques.
Keywords: Nasal cartilages; abnormalities; rhinoplasty
ÖZET
Alar kartilajlar ve kolumellayı içeren burnun, alt 1/3 kısmının
konjenital anomalileri oldukça nadirdir. Alar kartilaj mediyal ve lateral
krusları ile kolumellada hipoplazi ve aplazi gibi anomaliler görülebilmektedir.
Bu gibi defektler, değişen derecelerde kozmetik ve fonksiyonel
sorunlara yol açabilir. Bu çalışmada bir septorinoplasti vakasında
karşılaşılan izole sağ alar kartilaj aplazisi ve rekonstrüksiyonu literatür
bilgileri eşliğinde sunulmuştur. Bu çalışmada bu nadir görülen klinik
durum karşısında farkındalığı artırmak ve rekonstrüksiyon teknikleri
hakkında bir fikir vermeyi amaçladık.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Nazal kartilajlar; anormallikler; rinoplasti
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