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Congenital midline sinus of the upper lip
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Congenital midline sinus of the upper lip

M M Al-Qattan
Annals of plastic surgery, Vol.44(1), pp.76-78
01/2000
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/00000637-200044010-00013
PMID: 10651370

Abstract

Cellulitis - etiology Child Female Humans Lip Diseases - complications Lip Diseases - congenital Lip Diseases - surgery Oral Fistula - complications Oral Fistula - congenital Oral Fistula - surgery
A rare case of congenital midline sinus of the upper lip is presented. The patient had recurrent cellulitis with swelling at the base of the medial crus of the right lower lateral cartilage. Excision was performed using the intraoral approach. Theories concerning the etiology of the midline sinus of the upper lip are discussed.

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