title: [Congenital dermoid cysts and fistulae of the nose. Apropos of 19 cases].
abstract: Nineteen patients with nasal dermal sinuses were operated over a period of twelve years. 12 patients presented with a fistula and 8 with a cyst. One of them presented with a double sinus ostia. In six patients, intracranial extension was confirmed through a surgical approach. Clinical examination and CT scans determined the choice of surgical approach. All sinuses were removed by two surgical procedures: direct incisions, either vertical midline or horizontal glabellar, and nasofrontal osteotomy via a coronal approach. The main theories of dermoid development are explained and embryogenesis is compared to the operative findings.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Plastique Reconstructrice, Centre des Brûlés, CHU de Lille.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghestem
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dhellemmes
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pellerin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Kystes et fistules dermoïdes congénitaux du dos du nez. A propos de dix-neuf observations.