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Asymmetry of the nares

MedGen UID:
869729
•Concept ID:
C4024157
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Asymmetry of nostrils; Crooked nostrils; Unequal nostril shape; Unequal nostril size; Uneven nostril shape; Uneven nostril size
 
HPO: HP:0009930

Definition

Asymmetry or size difference between the left and right nostril. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAsymmetry of the nares

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PubMed

Changes in nose symmetry in unilateral cleft lip and palate treated by differing pre-surgical assistance: An objective assessment of primary repair.
Spolyar JL, Roldán JC
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2015 Jul;43(6):779-89. Epub 2015 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2015.03.019. PMID: 25976038

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Etiology

Changes in nose symmetry in unilateral cleft lip and palate treated by differing pre-surgical assistance: An objective assessment of primary repair.
Spolyar JL, Roldán JC
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2015 Jul;43(6):779-89. Epub 2015 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2015.03.019. PMID: 25976038

Clinical prediction guides

The effect of facial expression on facial symmetry in surgically managed unilateral cleft lip and palate patients (UCLP).
Al Rudainy D, Ju X, Mehendale F, Ayoub A
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2019 Feb;72(2):273-280. Epub 2018 Nov 2 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2018.10.004. PMID: 30522896
Changes in nose symmetry in unilateral cleft lip and palate treated by differing pre-surgical assistance: An objective assessment of primary repair.
Spolyar JL, Roldán JC
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2015 Jul;43(6):779-89. Epub 2015 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2015.03.019. PMID: 25976038

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