Congenital ectopic nails reconstructed with local skin flaps.
Congenital ectopic nails are quite unusual and characterized by development of nail-like tissue on the tips of one or more fingers. We present the case of a boy with congenital ectopic nails on both little fingers. To prevent tapering of the fingertips following surgery, we used subcutaneous pedicle flaps and obtained a satisfactory cosmetic result.
Kimura
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hakodate Central General Hospital, Japan.
Oyama
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Kouraba
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D002828:Choristoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009262:Nails; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps