title: Accessory Nostril: A Rare Congenital Nasal Anomaly.
abstract: Accessory nostril is a very rare congenital anomaly with an unknown etiology also known as supernumerary nostril. A few accessory nostrils have been reported up to the present time, and extremely rare cases located on columella. A newborn infant with respiratory distress was referred to our hospital. The authors observed that accessory nasal nostril is not related to normal nasal cavity on the median line of columella. In this article, the authors reported accessory nostril case in newborn and review the literature.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University †Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selvi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gulasi
authors.forename: Ali Haydar
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Turhan
authors.forename: Yalçin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Aytug
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atici
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Vayisoglu
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ünal
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D020547:Lateral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D055171:Nasal Cartilages / Q000002:abnormalities; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods