Duplication of lower lip and mandible--a rare diprosopus

Suhaili DN 1 , Somasundaram S , Lau SH , Ajura AJ , Roslan AR , Ramli R

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  • 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, 56000 Cheras Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 2011 Jan;75(1):131-3.
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.

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