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Abnormal nasal dorsum morphology

MedGen UID:
866848
•Concept ID:
C4021202
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Abnormal morphology of dorsum of nose; Abnormality of the dorsum of nose; Abnormality of the nasal dorsum; Abnormality of the nasal ridge; Anomaly of the nasal ridge; Crooked dorsum of nose; Crooked nasal dorsum; Crooked nasal ridge; Deformity of the dorsum of the nose; Deformity of the nasal dorsum; Deformity of the nasal ridge; Malformation of the dorsum of nose; Malformation of the nasal dorsum; Malformation of the nasal ridge
 
HPO: HP:0011119

Definition

An abnormality of the nasal dorsum, also known as the nasal ridge. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

ALX-Related Frontonasal Dysplasias: Clinical Characteristics and Surgical Management.
Vargel I, Canter HI, Kucukguven A, Aydin A, Ozgur F
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2022 May;59(5):637-643. Epub 2021 Jun 8 doi: 10.1177/10556656211019621. PMID: 34098755
Management of the nasal dorsum in rhinoplasty: a systematic review of the literature regarding technique, outcomes, and complications.
Lee MR, Unger JG, Rohrich RJ
Plast Reconstr Surg 2011 Nov;128(5):538e-550e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31822b6a82. PMID: 22030516
Presurgical columellar elongation and primary retrograde nasal reconstruction in one-stage bilateral cleft lip and nose repair.
Cutting C, Grayson B, Brecht L, Santiago P, Wood R, Kwon S
Plast Reconstr Surg 1998 Mar;101(3):630-9. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199803000-00009. PMID: 9500379

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

ALX-Related Frontonasal Dysplasias: Clinical Characteristics and Surgical Management.
Vargel I, Canter HI, Kucukguven A, Aydin A, Ozgur F
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2022 May;59(5):637-643. Epub 2021 Jun 8 doi: 10.1177/10556656211019621. PMID: 34098755
Medial Osteoectomy as a Routine Procedure in Rhinoplasty: Six-Year Experience with an Innovative Technique.
Lykoudis EG, Peristeri DV, Lykoudis GE, Oikonomou GA
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2018 Feb;42(1):256-263. Epub 2017 Aug 4 doi: 10.1007/s00266-017-0954-4. PMID: 28779410
Primary intranasal lining injury cause, deformities, and treatment plan.
Menick FJ, Salibian A
Plast Reconstr Surg 2014 Nov;134(5):1045-1056. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000694. PMID: 25347637
The crooked nose.
Boccieri A
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2013 Jun;33(3):163-8. PMID: 23853411Free PMC Article
Refinements in extracorporal septoplasty.
Gubisch W, Constantinescu MA
Plast Reconstr Surg 1999 Sep;104(4):1131-9; discussion 1140-2. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199909040-00038. PMID: 10654757

Diagnosis

A-T Flap for Reconstruction of Nasal Dorsum Skin Defects.
Deutsch P, Limbrick J, Anari S
Facial Plast Surg 2024 Aug;40(4):493-498. Epub 2023 Nov 28 doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1776872. PMID: 38016654
ALX-Related Frontonasal Dysplasias: Clinical Characteristics and Surgical Management.
Vargel I, Canter HI, Kucukguven A, Aydin A, Ozgur F
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2022 May;59(5):637-643. Epub 2021 Jun 8 doi: 10.1177/10556656211019621. PMID: 34098755
Anatomy and physiology of the velopharyngeal mechanism.
Perry JL
Semin Speech Lang 2011 May;32(2):83-92. Epub 2011 Sep 26 doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1277712. PMID: 21948636
Late-onset Rothmund-Thomson syndrome.
Kumar P, Sharma PK, Gautam RK, Jain RK, Kar HK
Int J Dermatol 2007 May;46(5):492-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03248.x. PMID: 17472679
Prenatal effects of alcohol.
Abel EL
Drug Alcohol Depend 1984 Sep;14(1):1-10. doi: 10.1016/0376-8716(84)90012-7. PMID: 6386408

Therapy

Surgical Correction of a Bifid Nose Deformity with a Split M-Shaped Flap.
Wang Y, Yu B, Dai C, Wei J
Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med 2023 May-Jun;25(3):238-243. Epub 2022 Jul 19 doi: 10.1089/fpsam.2022.0077. PMID: 35856821
Correction of Short Nose.
Jung DH, Jin SG, Hyun SM
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2018 Aug;26(3):377-388. Epub 2018 Jun 7 doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2018.03.011. PMID: 30005793
Osseous-Cartilaginous Spreader Graft and Nasal Framework Reconstruction.
Ors S
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2017 Oct;41(5):1155-1163. Epub 2017 Jun 21 doi: 10.1007/s00266-017-0916-x. PMID: 28639070
Nasal soft-tissue and vault deviation in unicoronal synostosis.
Silveira Camargos I, Metzler P, Persing J, Alcon A, Steinbacher DM
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2015 May;68(5):615-21. Epub 2015 Feb 21 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2015.02.015. PMID: 25863706
Prenatal effects of alcohol.
Abel EL
Drug Alcohol Depend 1984 Sep;14(1):1-10. doi: 10.1016/0376-8716(84)90012-7. PMID: 6386408

Prognosis

Secondary Bilateral Cleft Rhinoplasty: Achieving an Aesthetic Result.
Saito T, Lo CC, Tu JC, Hattori Y, Chou PY, Lo LJ
Aesthet Surg J 2024 May 15;44(6):NP365-NP378. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjae019. PMID: 38314894
Medial Osteoectomy as a Routine Procedure in Rhinoplasty: Six-Year Experience with an Innovative Technique.
Lykoudis EG, Peristeri DV, Lykoudis GE, Oikonomou GA
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2018 Feb;42(1):256-263. Epub 2017 Aug 4 doi: 10.1007/s00266-017-0954-4. PMID: 28779410
Osseous-Cartilaginous Spreader Graft and Nasal Framework Reconstruction.
Ors S
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2017 Oct;41(5):1155-1163. Epub 2017 Jun 21 doi: 10.1007/s00266-017-0916-x. PMID: 28639070
Primary intranasal lining injury cause, deformities, and treatment plan.
Menick FJ, Salibian A
Plast Reconstr Surg 2014 Nov;134(5):1045-1056. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000694. PMID: 25347637
Pediatric septoplasy: a review of the literature.
Lawrence R
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2012 Aug;76(8):1078-81. Epub 2012 May 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.04.020. PMID: 22595463

Clinical prediction guides

Three-Dimensional Analysis of Definitive Secondary Unilateral Cleft Rhinoplasty Using Cartilage Graft.
Hantawornchaikit T, Arayasantiparb R, Kc K, Boonsiriseth K
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2022 Aug;59(8):1072-1078. Epub 2021 Aug 17 doi: 10.1177/10556656211034099. PMID: 34402317
Revisiting the unrepaired unilateral cleft lip and nasal deformity using 3D surface image analysis: A data-driven model and its implications.
Tse RW, Ettinger RE, Sitzman TJ, Mercan E
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2021 Oct;74(10):2694-2704. Epub 2021 Mar 30 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2021.03.026. PMID: 33941472
The crooked nose.
Boccieri A
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2013 Jun;33(3):163-8. PMID: 23853411Free PMC Article
Late-onset Rothmund-Thomson syndrome.
Kumar P, Sharma PK, Gautam RK, Jain RK, Kar HK
Int J Dermatol 2007 May;46(5):492-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03248.x. PMID: 17472679
Prenatal effects of alcohol.
Abel EL
Drug Alcohol Depend 1984 Sep;14(1):1-10. doi: 10.1016/0376-8716(84)90012-7. PMID: 6386408

Recent systematic reviews

Management of the nasal dorsum in rhinoplasty: a systematic review of the literature regarding technique, outcomes, and complications.
Lee MR, Unger JG, Rohrich RJ
Plast Reconstr Surg 2011 Nov;128(5):538e-550e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31822b6a82. PMID: 22030516

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