Cleft lip nasal reconstruction: correcting the classic unilateral defect.
1982
D G Dibbell
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D009666
Nose
A part of the upper respiratory tract. It contains the organ of SMELL. The term includes the external nose, the nasal cavity, and the PARANASAL SINUSES.
Congenital defect in the upper lip where the maxillary prominence fails to merge with the merged medial nasal prominences. It is thought to be caused by faulty migration of the mesoderm in the head region.