Diner P A, Andrieu-Guitrancourt J, Dehesdin D
J Maxillofac Surg. 1986 Oct;14(5):285-8. doi: 10.1016/s0301-0503(86)80306-x.
Most authors feel that the maxillary sinus and dento-alveolar arch do not develop normally in case of choanal atresia. This as explained by respiratory deficiency on the atretic side. A series of 11 cases of unilateral choanal atresia, either untreated or treated after the period of maximum growth, have been studied by clinical examination, serial X-rays and cephalometric tracings in order to compare atretic and normal sides. No significant difference has been found, neither for size nor shape of the maxillary sinus. These observations are therefore in contradiction to earlier reported findings and require further study.
大多数作者认为，后鼻孔闭锁时上颌窦和牙槽弓发育不正常。这是由闭锁侧的呼吸不足所解释的。为了比较闭锁侧和正常侧，对11例单侧后鼻孔闭锁病例进行了临床检查、系列X线检查和头影测量描记，这些病例要么未经治疗，要么在最大生长发育期之后才接受治疗。在上颌窦的大小和形状方面，未发现显著差异。因此，这些观察结果与早期报道的发现相矛盾，需要进一步研究。
