Kent S E, Rock W P, Nahl S S, Brain D J
Warrington District General Hospital, Cheshire.
J Laryngol Otol. 1991 Jun;105(6):424-7. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100116202.
Results are reported of a study to evaluate possible associations between nasal septal deformity and palatal symmetry in neonates. Five hundred babies, born consecutively, were examined within three days of birth. Prenatal and delivery data were recorded for each baby and the nose was examined to determine airway patency and possible septal deformity. When a deviation of the septum was discovered an alginate impression of the palate was taken along with photographs of the nostrils. A matched control was then selected for each study group baby and similar records were obtained. Only 14 cases of septal deformity were found, an incidence of 2.8 per cent. No evidence of palatal asymmetry was found. The theory that moulding pressures during delivery may be a major cause of nasal septal deformity was not supported.
报告了一项评估新生儿鼻中隔畸形与腭对称性之间可能关联的研究结果。连续出生的500名婴儿在出生后三天内接受了检查。记录了每个婴儿的产前和分娩数据，并对鼻子进行检查以确定气道通畅情况和可能的鼻中隔畸形。当发现鼻中隔偏曲时，采集腭部的藻酸盐印模并拍摄鼻孔照片。然后为每个研究组的婴儿选择一个匹配的对照组，并获取类似的记录。仅发现14例鼻中隔畸形病例，发病率为2.8%。未发现腭不对称的证据。分娩时的塑形压力可能是鼻中隔畸形主要原因的理论未得到支持。
