Duplication of lower lip and mandible--a rare diprosopus

D N Pengiran Suhaili; S Somasundaram; S H Lau; A J Ajura; A R Roslan; R Ramli

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.10.004

Duplication of lower lip and mandible--a rare diprosopus

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2011 Jan;75(1):131-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.10.004. Epub 2010 Nov 9.

Authors

D N Pengiran Suhaili¹, S Somasundaram, S H Lau, A J Ajura, A R Roslan, R Ramli

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, 56000 Cheras Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

PMID: 21067822
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.10.004

Abstract

Diprosopus or duplication of the lower lip and mandible is a very rare congenital anomaly. We report this unusual case occurring in a girl who presented to our hospital at the age of 4 months. Surgery and problems related to this anomaly are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnosis
Abnormalities, Multiple / surgery
Craniofacial Abnormalities / diagnosis
Craniofacial Abnormalities / surgery*
Esthetics
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Lip / abnormalities*
Lip / surgery
Mandible / abnormalities*
Mandible / surgery
Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
Reoperation
Risk Assessment
Treatment Outcome