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525) Which of the following ARE characteristics of unilateral cleft lip and nose?

A. The nasal tip deflects toward the cleft side.
B. The columella deviates to the cleft side.
C. The cleft side alar base is positioned posteriorly, laterally and inferiorly.
D. The caudal septum deflects toward the cleft side.
E. The nasal floor and sill are absent on the noncleft side.




REFERENCES & ANSWER



Coleman Jr. J. R., Sykes J. M.: Cleft Lip Rhinoplasty, Chapter 66, in Head and Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology (Bailey), Third Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, p. 831, 2001

Coleman Jr. J. R., Sykes J. M.: Cleft Lip Rhinoplasty, Chapter 77 in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Papel, I. editor), Thieme, Third Edition, 2009, pp. 1079-1093


525) C         The cleft side alar base is positioned posteriorly, laterally and inferiorly.