title: Reconstruction of congenital isolated absent columella: a case report.
abstract: Congenital isolated absent columella is a rare event in population, with an aetiology that is still unclear. Reconstruction remains a challenging problem. A single case is presented with the description of an original single stage surgical technique to restore it.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dental School, University of Verona, Verona, Italy - dario.bertossi@univr.it.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bertossi
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dental School, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'agostino
authors.affiliation: Dental School, Vita Salute, University San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gherlone
authors.affiliation: Dental School, Vita Salute, University San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Sberna
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dental School, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Procacci
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dental School, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Albanese
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dental School, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Santis
authors.affiliation: Dental School, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lucchese
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dental School, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Nocini