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Abnormal external nose morphology

MedGen UID:
869216
•Concept ID:
C4023638
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the external nose
 
HPO: HP:0010938

Definition

An abnormality of the external nose. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consult Series #57: Evaluation and management of isolated soft ultrasound markers for aneuploidy in the second trimester: (Replaces Consults #10, Single umbilical artery, October 2010; #16, Isolated echogenic bowel diagnosed on second-trimester ultrasound, August 2011; #17, Evaluation and management of isolated renal pelviectasis on second-trimester ultrasound, December 2011; #25, Isolated fetal choroid plexus cysts, April 2013; #27, Isolated echogenic intracardiac focus, August 2013).
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM). Electronic address: pubs@smfm.org, Prabhu M, Kuller JA, Biggio JR
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2021 Oct;225(4):B2-B15. Epub 2021 Jun 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.06.079. PMID: 34171388
The Immunological Basis of Dry Eye Disease and Current Topical Treatment Options.
Periman LM, Perez VL, Saban DR, Lin MC, Neri P
J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 2020 Apr;36(3):137-146. Epub 2020 Mar 12 doi: 10.1089/jop.2019.0060. PMID: 32175799Free PMC Article
Management of Pediatric Nasal Surgery (Rhinoplasty).
Johnson MD
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2017 May;25(2):211-221. Epub 2017 Feb 21 doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2016.12.006. PMID: 28340652

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Choanal Atresia and Other Neonatal Nasal Anomalies.
Rajan R, Tunkel DE
Clin Perinatol 2018 Dec;45(4):751-767. Epub 2018 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2018.07.011. PMID: 30396416
Spreader Grafts in Functional Rhinoplasty.
Kim L, Papel ID
Facial Plast Surg 2016 Feb;32(1):29-35. Epub 2016 Feb 10 doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1570127. PMID: 26862961
The Arrhinias.
Tessier P, Ciminello FS, Wolfe SA
Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg 2009;43(4):177-96. doi: 10.1080/02844310802517259. PMID: 19401938
Proboscis lateralis.
Lelli GJ Jr, Maher EA, Milite JP, Dyleski R
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2008 Nov-Dec;24(6):499-501. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e31818b6e57. PMID: 19033859
Fronto-facio-nasal dysplasia.
Suthers G, David D, Clark B
Clin Dysmorphol 1997 Jul;6(3):245-9. doi: 10.1097/00019605-199707000-00008. PMID: 9220195

Diagnosis

Johanson-blizzard syndrome.
Godbole K, Maja S, Leena H, Martin Z
Indian Pediatr 2013 May 8;50(5):510-2. PMID: 23778732
Proboscis lateralis.
Martin S, Hogan E, Sorenson EP, Cohen-Gadol AA, Tubbs RS, Loukas M
Childs Nerv Syst 2013 Jun;29(6):885-91. Epub 2013 Jan 25 doi: 10.1007/s00381-012-1989-0. PMID: 23354442
Binder syndrome.
Chummun S, McLean NR, Nugent M, Anderson PJ, David DJ
J Craniofac Surg 2012 Jul;23(4):986-90. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31824e2683. PMID: 22777437
Binder's syndrome.
Jain U, Thakur G, Kallury A
BMJ Case Rep 2011 Oct 11;2011 doi: 10.1136/bcr.08.2011.4665. PMID: 22675013Free PMC Article
The Arrhinias.
Tessier P, Ciminello FS, Wolfe SA
Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg 2009;43(4):177-96. doi: 10.1080/02844310802517259. PMID: 19401938

Therapy

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
Rhinoseptoplasty in children.
Maniglia CP, Maniglia JV
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Jul-Aug;83(4):416-419. Epub 2016 May 31 doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2016.04.019. PMID: 27339699Free PMC Article
Spreader Grafts in Functional Rhinoplasty.
Kim L, Papel ID
Facial Plast Surg 2016 Feb;32(1):29-35. Epub 2016 Feb 10 doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1570127. PMID: 26862961
Extracorporeal Septoplasty: External and Endonasal Techniques.
Wu PS, Hamilton GS 3rd
Facial Plast Surg 2016 Feb;32(1):22-8. Epub 2016 Feb 10 doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1570123. PMID: 26862960
Cone-shaped epiphysis.
Durmus O, Cakar E, Ata E, Dincer U, Kiralp MZ
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2014 Jan;93(1):92-3. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3182644034. PMID: 22854906

Prognosis

Pyriform aperture enlargement in all aspects.
Esen E, Bayar Muluk N, Altintoprak N, Ipci K, Cingi C
J Laryngol Otol 2017 Jun;131(6):476-479. Epub 2017 Feb 27 doi: 10.1017/S0022215117000391. PMID: 28238296
The supernumerary nostril.
Matsumura T, Hayashi A, Komuro Y
J Craniofac Surg 2010 May;21(3):808-10. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181d879d8. PMID: 20485056
The Arrhinias.
Tessier P, Ciminello FS, Wolfe SA
Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg 2009;43(4):177-96. doi: 10.1080/02844310802517259. PMID: 19401938
Proboscis lateralis.
Lelli GJ Jr, Maher EA, Milite JP, Dyleski R
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2008 Nov-Dec;24(6):499-501. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e31818b6e57. PMID: 19033859
Nasal encephaloceles.
Hoving EW
Childs Nerv Syst 2000 Nov;16(10-11):702-6. doi: 10.1007/s003810000339. PMID: 11151720

Clinical prediction guides

The unilateral cleft lip repair.
Grewal JS, Yanik SC, Strohl-Bryan AM, Tatum SA
Am J Otolaryngol 2021 May-Jun;42(3):102908. Epub 2021 Jan 13 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.102908. PMID: 33508593
Does DNA Methylation Matter in FSHD?
Salsi V, Magdinier F, Tupler R
Genes (Basel) 2020 Feb 28;11(3) doi: 10.3390/genes11030258. PMID: 32121044Free PMC Article
Cranial Pair 0: The Nervus Terminalis.
Peña-Melián Á, Cabello-de la Rosa JP, Gallardo-Alcañiz MJ, Vaamonde-Gamo J, Relea-Calatayud F, González-López L, Villanueva-Anguita P, Flores-Cuadrado A, Saiz-Sánchez D, Martínez-Marcos A
Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2019 Mar;302(3):394-404. Epub 2018 May 17 doi: 10.1002/ar.23826. PMID: 29663690
Pediatric septorhinoplasty.
Funamura JL, Sykes JM
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2014 Nov;22(4):503-8. Epub 2014 Nov 8 doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2014.07.005. PMID: 25444724
Johanson-Blizzard syndrome.
Almashraki N, Abdulnabee MZ, Sukalo M, Alrajoudi A, Sharafadeen I, Zenker M
World J Gastroenterol 2011 Oct 7;17(37):4247-50. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i37.4247. PMID: 22072859Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Infraorbital canal variants and its clinical and surgical implications. A systematic review.
Orellana-Donoso M, Romero-Zucchino D, Fuentes-Abarca A, Aravena-Ríos P, Sanchis-Gimeno J, Konschake M, Nova-Baeza P, Valenzuela-Fuenzalida JJ
Surg Radiol Anat 2024 Jul;46(7):1027-1046. Epub 2024 Apr 29 doi: 10.1007/s00276-024-03348-3. PMID: 38684553
The Effect of Functional Nasal Surgery on Olfactory Function.
Pfaff MJ, Bertrand AA, Lipman KJ, Shah A, Nolan I, Krishna V, Patel H, Roostaeian J, Lee JC
Plast Reconstr Surg 2021 Mar 1;147(3):707-718. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000007667. PMID: 33620941
Long-term patient-related outcome measures of septoplasty: a systematic review.
Tsang CLN, Nguyen T, Sivesind T, Cervin A
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2018 May;275(5):1039-1048. Epub 2018 Jan 13 doi: 10.1007/s00405-018-4874-y. PMID: 29332171
Nasal versus tracheobronchial biopsies to diagnose primary ciliary dyskinesia: A meta-analysis.
Adil EA, Kawai K, Dombrowski N, Irace AL, Cunningham MJ
Laryngoscope 2017 Jan;127(1):6-13. Epub 2016 Jun 16 doi: 10.1002/lary.26070. PMID: 27312809
Maxillary sinus septa: a systematic review.
Maestre-Ferrín L, Galán-Gil S, Rubio-Serrano M, Peñarrocha-Diago M, Peñarrocha-Oltra D
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2010 Mar 1;15(2):e383-6. doi: 10.4317/medoral.15.e383. PMID: 19767706

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