Aslan Sundus, Yilmazer Cuneyt, Yildirim Tulin, Akkuzu Babur, Yilmaz Ismail
Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ankara, Turkey.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Feb;73(2):329-35. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.10.029. Epub 2008 Dec 19.
To determine if any difference exists between a set of nasal dimension measurements in choanal atresia patients and in a control group.
A retrospective study was undertaken to define the variation of values for a series of nasal dimension measurements through axial computed tomography in 9 patients with bilateral choanal atresia and compare the same dimensions with a control group 104 patients of similar gender and age distribution. The statistical significance of the differences in these dimensions was examined.
Nine of 17 variables showed a significant difference between normal and choanal atresia group. The result showed that the growth of the nasal complex can be influenced by nasal obstruction.
These findings might serve in understanding the differential growth patterns of nasal structures in the face of the nasal breathing obstruction. Computed tomography is valuable in defining the exact anatomical extent of the disease and also in preoperative evaluation of the patient.
确定后鼻孔闭锁患者与对照组的一组鼻腔尺寸测量值之间是否存在差异。
进行一项回顾性研究，通过轴向计算机断层扫描确定9例双侧后鼻孔闭锁患者一系列鼻腔尺寸测量值的变化，并将相同尺寸与104例性别和年龄分布相似的对照组患者进行比较。检验这些尺寸差异的统计学意义。
17个变量中有9个在正常组和后鼻孔闭锁组之间存在显著差异。结果表明，鼻腔复合体的生长可能受鼻阻塞影响。
这些发现可能有助于理解面对鼻呼吸阻塞时鼻腔结构的不同生长模式。计算机断层扫描在确定疾病的确切解剖范围以及患者术前评估方面具有重要价值。
