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Proboscis lateralis: clinical and radiological features

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2006

Kamal-Eldin Ahmed Abou-Elhamd  and
Mohammad Tharwat Al-Hewaige
Kamal-Eldin Ahmed Abou-Elhamd
Affiliation:
Sohag Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Sohag, Egypt
Mohammad Tharwat Al-Hewaige
Affiliation:
Sohag Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Sohag, Egypt
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Abstract

Proboscis lateralis is one of the rare craniofacial congenital anomalies which presents as an obvious deformity of the nose. It tends to occur in male offspring of consanguineous marriages. This is a report of computerized tomography of this rare anomaly. In proboscis lateralis, the nasal cavity on one side is completely normal, while on the affected side it is replaced by a trunk-like process attached to the medial portion of the orbital roof. This anomaly occurs sporadically as an isolated defect or in association with other anomalies. It is usually associated with developmental failure of the paranasal sinuses and the nasolacrimal duct.

Keywords

NoseAbnormalitiesTomographyComputedCongenital
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 119 , Issue 2 , February 2005 , pp. 158 - 160
Copyright
© 2005 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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