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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

A novel XPA splice-site mutation identified in a 4-year-old Filipino girl with xeroderma pigmentosum.
Reyes HH, Lin YC, Hsu CK, Guevara BEK
Australas J Dermatol 2023 May;64(2):e165-e167. Epub 2023 Mar 3 doi: 10.1111/ajd.14015. PMID: 36866916
Unilateral and segmental distribution of facial erythema: is it a real port-wine stain?
Cen Q, Sun Y, Zeng X, Liu Y, Liu F, Chen H, Lin X, Cai R
Hereditas 2020 Jul 7;157(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s41065-020-00143-z. PMID: 32635943Free PMC Article
Nevus simplex: a reconsideration of nomenclature, sites of involvement, and disease associations.
Juern AM, Glick ZR, Drolet BA, Frieden IJ
J Am Acad Dermatol 2010 Nov;63(5):805-14. Epub 2010 Aug 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.08.066. PMID: 20728246
A technical refinement to prevent supratip deformity in aesthetic rhinoplasty: "the trapezoid peak".
Campus GV, Farace F, Rubino C, Sanna MP
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2007 Jan-Feb;31(1):88-93. doi: 10.1007/s00266-006-0153-1. PMID: 17205253
Negative pressure suction in nasal septum surgery.
Skoulakis CE, Papadakis CE, Manios AG, Prokopakis EP, Nikolidakis AA, Velegrakis GA, Helidonis ES
Rhinology 1999 Jun;37(2):86-7. PMID: 10416255

Diagnosis

Double-bellied inferior rectus muscles with aplasia of medial rectus muscles.
Bhate M
J AAPOS 2024 Feb;28(1):103798. Epub 2023 Nov 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2023.09.009. PMID: 37984530
Open Rhinoplasty Using Concealing Incisions for Mild Bifid Nose With Unilateral Mini-Microform Cleft Lip.
Tuersunjiang M, Long X, Fu Y, Ke J, Huijun H, Li J
J Craniofac Surg 2018 Sep;29(6):e542-e543. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004497. PMID: 29543682
Primary malignant melanoma of the thymus: report of a case.
Taniguchi T, Kawaguchi K, Fukui T, Nishimura M, Yokoi K
Surg Today 2015 Sep;45(9):1187-9. Epub 2014 Jul 29 doi: 10.1007/s00595-014-0998-x. PMID: 25069423
The three-dimensional ultrasonography of the fetal face--history and progress.
Mărginean C, Brînzaniuc K, Mühlfay G, Horvath K, Mărginean O
Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi 2010 Oct-Dec;114(4):1058-63. PMID: 21495456
Case report supporting that the Barber-Say and ablepharon macrostomia syndromes could represent one disorder.
Haensel J, Kohlschmidt N, Pitz S, Keilmann A, Zenker M, Ullmann R, Haaf T, Bartsch O
Am J Med Genet A 2009 Oct;149A(10):2236-40. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32993. PMID: 19760652

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
Inclusion mucous cysts of the nose: a late complication after septorhinoplasty in two cleft lip patients.
Pausch NC, Bertolini J, Hemprich A, Hierl T
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2010 Nov;47(6):668-72. Epub 2010 Mar 12 doi: 10.1597/08-236. PMID: 20500060
A technical refinement to prevent supratip deformity in aesthetic rhinoplasty: "the trapezoid peak".
Campus GV, Farace F, Rubino C, Sanna MP
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2007 Jan-Feb;31(1):88-93. doi: 10.1007/s00266-006-0153-1. PMID: 17205253
Negative pressure suction in nasal septum surgery.
Skoulakis CE, Papadakis CE, Manios AG, Prokopakis EP, Nikolidakis AA, Velegrakis GA, Helidonis ES
Rhinology 1999 Jun;37(2):86-7. PMID: 10416255
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

Primary malignant melanoma of the thymus: report of a case.
Taniguchi T, Kawaguchi K, Fukui T, Nishimura M, Yokoi K
Surg Today 2015 Sep;45(9):1187-9. Epub 2014 Jul 29 doi: 10.1007/s00595-014-0998-x. PMID: 25069423
The three-dimensional ultrasonography of the fetal face--history and progress.
Mărginean C, Brînzaniuc K, Mühlfay G, Horvath K, Mărginean O
Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi 2010 Oct-Dec;114(4):1058-63. PMID: 21495456
Nevus simplex: a reconsideration of nomenclature, sites of involvement, and disease associations.
Juern AM, Glick ZR, Drolet BA, Frieden IJ
J Am Acad Dermatol 2010 Nov;63(5):805-14. Epub 2010 Aug 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.08.066. PMID: 20728246
Negative pressure suction in nasal septum surgery.
Skoulakis CE, Papadakis CE, Manios AG, Prokopakis EP, Nikolidakis AA, Velegrakis GA, Helidonis ES
Rhinology 1999 Jun;37(2):86-7. PMID: 10416255
Unilateral osteotomies for external bony deviation of the nose.
Fanous N
Plast Reconstr Surg 1997 Jul;100(1):115-23. doi: 10.1097/00006534-199707000-00021. PMID: 9207669

Clinical prediction guides

Controlled central advancement of the midface after Le Fort III osteotomy by a 3-point skeletal anchorage.
Roldán JC, Moralis A, Dendorfer S, Witte J, Reicheneder C
J Craniofac Surg 2011 Nov;22(6):2384-6. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e318231fc8d. PMID: 22134287
The three-dimensional ultrasonography of the fetal face--history and progress.
Mărginean C, Brînzaniuc K, Mühlfay G, Horvath K, Mărginean O
Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi 2010 Oct-Dec;114(4):1058-63. PMID: 21495456
Inclusion mucous cysts of the nose: a late complication after septorhinoplasty in two cleft lip patients.
Pausch NC, Bertolini J, Hemprich A, Hierl T
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2010 Nov;47(6):668-72. Epub 2010 Mar 12 doi: 10.1597/08-236. PMID: 20500060
Assessment of intracranial translucency (IT) in the detection of spina bifida at the 11-13-week scan.
Chaoui R, Benoit B, Mitkowska-Wozniak H, Heling KS, Nicolaides KH
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2009 Sep;34(3):249-52. doi: 10.1002/uog.7329. PMID: 19705402
Epignathus combined with cleft palate, lobulated tongue, and lingual hamartoma: report of a case.
Noguchi T, Jinbu Y, Itoh H, Matsumoto K, Sakai O, Kusama M
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2006 Apr;101(4):481-6. Epub 2006 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2005.06.025. PMID: 16545713

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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