Pyriform aperture stenosis
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0025011
Narrowing of the anterior nasal aperture (piriform or pyriform aperture), which is a pear-shaped opening in the skull that forms the bony inlet of the nose. [ HPO:probinson ]
Term info
Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis (CNPAS) is a rare cause of nasal airway obstruction that clinically mimics choanal atresia, but needs to be differentiated from the latter because of the widely divergent modes of management [PMID:21423901].
HPO:probinson
2016-08-07T22:32:49Z
Narrowing of the anterior nasal aperture (piriform or pyriform aperture), which is a pear-shaped opening in the skull that forms the bony inlet of the nose.