Case report and surgical solution for nasal spine agenesis in a woman with Binder syndrome.
Binder syndrome is an uncommon disorder of unknown etiology. It is characterized by hypoplasia of the nose and maxilla and altered morphology of the associated soft tissue. We report a 19-year-old Binder syndrome patient with short-nose deformity and anterior nasal spine agenesis. We present a surgical technique for nasal spine agenesis treatment. We used a titanium screw without a graft, which supported the nasal tip and increased tip projection. As there is good soft-tissue coverage over the screw, infection or extrusion was not encountered, and the patient had no complaints 1 year after surgery.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Alanya Medical and Research Center, Baskent University, Alanya, Antalya, Ankara, Turkey. leylakansu@hotmail.com
Leyla
L
Kansu
Babur
B
Akkuzu
Suat
S
Avci
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D013577:Syndrome