DOUBLE ACCESSORY TONGUE

Authors
CHIARENZA FS DALESSIO A DEPASCALE S CHELI M GIARDINA C ROTA G SCHIEVANO D LOCATELLI G
Citation
Fs. Chiarenza et al., DOUBLE ACCESSORY TONGUE, Pediatric surgery international, 9(1-2), 1994, pp. 113-114
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric surgery international → ACNP
ISSN journal
01790358
Volume
9
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
113 - 114
Database
ISI
SICI code
0179-0358(1994)9:1-2<113:DAT>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The authors report a case of double accessory tongue in a female neona te. The embryology of this extremely rare congenital anomaly, along wi th the diagnostic approach followed and the surgical intervention unde rtaken, are discussed. The surgical procedure was radical and led to g ood functional and esthetic results.