Pyriform aperture enlargement in all aspects

Esen E., MULUK N. B., Altintoprak N., Ipci K., Cingi C.

JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY, vol.131, no.6, pp.476-479, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 131 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1017/s0022215117000391
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.476-479
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The pyriform aperture comprises the central area of facial bone structure. It is formed by the free corners of the nasal bone and the frontal processes of the maxillae, which articulate with each other at the nasomaxillary suture lines. Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis might be linked to various craniofacial problems. This review presents all aspects of pyriform aperture stenosis and enlargement.