title: Heminasal proboscis, a rare craniofacial cleft.
abstract: Craniofacial clefts are extremely rare congenital anomalies, the importance of which lies in their great range of variety of anatomic forms and their complex management. Proboscis is one of the rare cases of this kind in which half of the nose is separated from the face and it is only pedicled on the right or left medial canthal regions by a nose-like, rudimentary tubular structure. This article reports the case of a 3-month-old infant with left-sided proboscis. Left lower eyelid coloboma was also present. The proboscis was treated with local flaps at the age of 3 months, and at the age of 10 months the coloboma was managed.
authors.affiliation: From the *Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Fatemeh Hospital, Tehran, Iran; †Family Practice, Davis University, Modesto, California; ‡Michigan Medical University, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and §Shahid Sadogi Yazd University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Shahid Sadogi Yazd Hospital, Yazd, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Esmaiil
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Hassani
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karimi
authors.forename: Hosein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hassani
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hassani
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jalili-Manesh
mesh_terms: D003103:Coloboma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004954:Esthetics; D005143:Eyelids / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D058752:Free Tissue Flaps / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000601:surgery*