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Abnormal choanae morphology

MedGen UID:
871361
•Concept ID:
C4025855
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the choanae
 
HPO: HP:0000415

Definition

Abnormality of the choanae (the posterior nasal apertures). [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Practical Approach in Management of Extraosseous Ewing's Sarcoma of Head and Neck: A Case Series and Review of literature.
Sethi P, Singh A, Srinivas BH, Ganesh RN, Kayal S
Gulf J Oncolog 2022 May;1(39):79-88. PMID: 35695350
Congenital Athymia: Genetic Etiologies, Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
Collins C, Sharpe E, Silber A, Kulke S, Hsieh EWY
J Clin Immunol 2021 Jul;41(5):881-895. Epub 2021 May 13 doi: 10.1007/s10875-021-01059-7. PMID: 33987750Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and Treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in Children and Adolescents - Recommendations of the GPOH-NPC Study Group.
Kontny U, Franzen S, Behrends U, Bührlen M, Christiansen H, Delecluse H, Eble M, Feuchtinger T, Gademann G, Granzen B, Kratz CP, Lassay L, Leuschner I, Mottaghy FM, Schmitt C, Staatz G, Timmermann B, Vorwerk P, Wilop S, Wolff HA, Mertens R
Klin Padiatr 2016 Apr;228(3):105-12. Epub 2016 May 2 doi: 10.1055/s-0041-111180. PMID: 27135270

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The impact of mouth breathing on dentofacial development: A concise review.
Lin L, Zhao T, Qin D, Hua F, He H
Front Public Health 2022;10:929165. Epub 2022 Sep 8 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.929165. PMID: 36159237Free PMC Article
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
Prevalence of adenoid hypertrophy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Pereira L, Monyror J, Almeida FT, Almeida FR, Guerra E, Flores-Mir C, Pachêco-Pereira C
Sleep Med Rev 2018 Apr;38:101-112. Epub 2017 Jun 14 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2017.06.001. PMID: 29153763
Otitis media.
Schilder AG, Chonmaitree T, Cripps AW, Rosenfeld RM, Casselbrant ML, Haggard MP, Venekamp RP
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2016 Sep 8;2(1):16063. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2016.63. PMID: 27604644Free PMC Article
CHARGE syndrome.
Blake KD, Prasad C
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2006 Sep 7;1:34. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-1-34. PMID: 16959034Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Choanal Atresia and Craniosynostosis: Development and Disease.
Lesciotto KM, Heuzé Y, Jabs EW, Bernstein JM, Richtsmeier JT
Plast Reconstr Surg 2018 Jan;141(1):156-168. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003928. PMID: 29280877Free PMC Article
Prevalence of adenoid hypertrophy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Pereira L, Monyror J, Almeida FT, Almeida FR, Guerra E, Flores-Mir C, Pachêco-Pereira C
Sleep Med Rev 2018 Apr;38:101-112. Epub 2017 Jun 14 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2017.06.001. PMID: 29153763
CHARGEd with neural crest defects.
Pauli S, Bajpai R, Borchers A
Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 2017 Dec;175(4):478-486. Epub 2017 Oct 30 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31584. PMID: 29082625
Otitis media.
Schilder AG, Chonmaitree T, Cripps AW, Rosenfeld RM, Casselbrant ML, Haggard MP, Venekamp RP
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2016 Sep 8;2(1):16063. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2016.63. PMID: 27604644Free PMC Article
Nasal obstruction in children.
Leboulanger N
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2016 Jun;133(3):183-6. Epub 2015 Oct 23 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2015.09.011. PMID: 26471039

Therapy

Prevalence of adenoid hypertrophy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Pereira L, Monyror J, Almeida FT, Almeida FR, Guerra E, Flores-Mir C, Pachêco-Pereira C
Sleep Med Rev 2018 Apr;38:101-112. Epub 2017 Jun 14 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2017.06.001. PMID: 29153763
Pycnodysostosis at otorhinolaryngology.
Baglam T, Binnetoglu A, Fatih Topuz M, Baş Ikizoglu N, Ersu R, Turan S, Sarı M
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Apr;95:91-96. Epub 2017 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.02.009. PMID: 28576543
Otitis media.
Schilder AG, Chonmaitree T, Cripps AW, Rosenfeld RM, Casselbrant ML, Haggard MP, Venekamp RP
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2016 Sep 8;2(1):16063. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2016.63. PMID: 27604644Free PMC Article
CHARGE syndrome.
Blake KD, Prasad C
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2006 Sep 7;1:34. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-1-34. PMID: 16959034Free PMC Article
How and why should we stabilize the upper airway?
Hoffstein V
Sleep 1996 Nov;19(9 Suppl):S57-60. doi: 10.1093/sleep/19.suppl_9.s57. PMID: 9122573

Prognosis

Practical Approach in Management of Extraosseous Ewing's Sarcoma of Head and Neck: A Case Series and Review of literature.
Sethi P, Singh A, Srinivas BH, Ganesh RN, Kayal S
Gulf J Oncolog 2022 May;1(39):79-88. PMID: 35695350
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
Missing teeth and pediatric obstructive sleep apnea.
Guilleminault C, Abad VC, Chiu HY, Peters B, Quo S
Sleep Breath 2016 May;20(2):561-8. Epub 2015 Sep 2 doi: 10.1007/s11325-015-1238-3. PMID: 26330227
Obstructive sleep apnea in infants.
Katz ES, Mitchell RB, D'Ambrosio CM
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2012 Apr 15;185(8):805-16. Epub 2011 Dec 1 doi: 10.1164/rccm.201108-1455CI. PMID: 22135346Free PMC Article
Choanal atresia and choanal stenosis.
Ramsden JD, Campisi P, Forte V
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2009 Apr;42(2):339-52, x. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2009.01.001. PMID: 19328897

Clinical prediction guides

Furlow Palatoplasty, Nasopharyngeal Size, and Sleep Oximetry.
Gilbert F, Leclerc JE, Deschênes M, Julien AS, Grenier-Ouellette I
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2020 Jul;57(7):819-827. Epub 2020 Feb 11 doi: 10.1177/1055665619900865. PMID: 32041415
Cerebellar Heterotopias: Expanding the Phenotype of Cerebellar Dysgenesis in CHARGE Syndrome.
Wright JN, Rutledge J, Doherty D, Perez F
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2019 Dec;40(12):2154-2160. Epub 2019 Oct 24 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6280. PMID: 31649160Free PMC Article
Imaging of Clival Hypoplasia in CHARGE Syndrome and Hypothesis for Development: A Case-Control Study.
de Geus CM, Bergman JEH, van Ravenswaaij-Arts CMA, Meiners LC
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2018 Oct;39(10):1938-1942. Epub 2018 Sep 20 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5810. PMID: 30237300Free PMC Article
Pycnodysostosis at otorhinolaryngology.
Baglam T, Binnetoglu A, Fatih Topuz M, Baş Ikizoglu N, Ersu R, Turan S, Sarı M
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Apr;95:91-96. Epub 2017 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.02.009. PMID: 28576543
Preoperative and postoperative cardiac and clinical findings of patients with adenotonsillar hypertrophy.
Görür K, Döven O, Unal M, Akkuş N, Ozcan C
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2001 May 31;59(1):41-6. doi: 10.1016/s0165-5876(01)00449-9. PMID: 11376817

Recent systematic reviews

Prevalence of adenoid hypertrophy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Pereira L, Monyror J, Almeida FT, Almeida FR, Guerra E, Flores-Mir C, Pachêco-Pereira C
Sleep Med Rev 2018 Apr;38:101-112. Epub 2017 Jun 14 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2017.06.001. PMID: 29153763
Ectopic ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma of the sphenoid sinus: case report of endoscopic endonasal resection and systematic review of the literature.
Seltzer J, Lucas J, Commins D, Lerner O, Lerner A, Carmichael JD, Zada G
Neurosurg Focus 2015 Feb;38(2):E10. doi: 10.3171/2014.10.FOCUS14685. PMID: 25639312

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