title: Congenital clefts of the nose: principles of surgical management.
abstract: Congenital clefts of the nose are rare and highly variable. Because there are few examples, standard methods for treatment do not exist. Therefore each patient must be evaluated and managed individually with respect to anatomic elements, timing, and sequence of reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Medical Center, Division Plastic Surgery.
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Shewmake
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kawamoto
mesh_terms: D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods