Rare case of nasolacrimal duct opening into face

Rare case of nasolacrimal duct opening into face

Congenital anomaly of nasolacrimal duct is mostly obstructive in nature or is seen in oblique facial clefts. Nasolacrimal duct drain into the inferior meatus in the nose in a normally developed face. We report a rare case of aberrant opening of distal end of nasolacrimal duct into the external skin...

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Main Authors: Bibhuti Bhusan Nayak, Nilamani Mohanty, Annada Prasad Patnaik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
ectopic opening
nasolacrimal duct
oblique facial cleft
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.113730

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