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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1978;21(4): 77-80. |
Stenosis of Nostril |
DH Rho, MD, SW Kim, MD, and RB Hong, MD |
Department of Otolaryngology, Presbyterian Hospital, Taegu, Korea |
W-plasty를 이용한 외비공 폐쇄의 치료 |
노덕현 · 김선우 · 홍래복 |
대구동산기독병원 이비인후과 |
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ABSTRACT |
Stenosis of nostril is an uncommon deformity. The most common etiology is trauma, other causative factors include congenital malformations and infections such as syphilis, chicken pox, small pox, tuberculosis, rhinoscleroma, and leprosy. Recently, we experienced a case of atresia of Lt. nostril in a 16 years old female patient due to trauma when she was a child and performed triplanar W-plasty technique. So we report this case with review of literature.
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