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Abnormal ethmoid bone morphology

MedGen UID:
867490
•Concept ID:
C4021869
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Abnormality of ethmoid bone; Anomaly of the ethmoid bone; Deformity of the ethmoid bone; Malformation of the ethmoid bone
 
HPO: HP:0430005

Definition

An abnormality of the ethmoid bone [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal ethmoid bone morphology

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Endovascular treatment of cribriform plate dural arteriovenous fistulas: technical difficulties and complications avoidance.
Robert T, Blanc R, Smajda S, Ciccio G, Redjem H, Bartolini B, Fahed R, Piotin M
J Neurointerv Surg 2016 Sep;8(9):954-8. Epub 2015 Aug 31 doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2015-011956. PMID: 26323794
Alternative management considerations for ethmoidal dural arteriovenous fistulas.
Abrahams JM, Bagley LJ, Flamm ES, Hurst RW, Sinson GP
Surg Neurol 2002 Dec;58(6):410-6; discussion 416. doi: 10.1016/s0090-3019(02)00871-6. PMID: 12517625
Experiences in the treatment of orbital hypertelorism.
Tessier P
Plast Reconstr Surg 1974 Jan;53(1):1-18. doi: 10.1097/00006534-197401000-00001. PMID: 4588596

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Endovascular treatment of cribriform plate dural arteriovenous fistulas: technical difficulties and complications avoidance.
Robert T, Blanc R, Smajda S, Ciccio G, Redjem H, Bartolini B, Fahed R, Piotin M
J Neurointerv Surg 2016 Sep;8(9):954-8. Epub 2015 Aug 31 doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2015-011956. PMID: 26323794
Cerebrospinal fluid leaks following septoplasty.
Venkatesan NN, Mattox DE, Del Gaudio JM
Ear Nose Throat J 2014 Dec;93(12):E43-6. doi: 10.1177/014556131409301204. PMID: 25531856
Trigonocephaly: surgical considerations and long term evaluation.
Greenberg BM, Schneider SJ
J Craniofac Surg 2006 May;17(3):528-35. doi: 10.1097/00001665-200605000-00024. PMID: 16770193
Arachnoid cysts and pneumosinus dilatans.
Sener RN
Comput Med Imaging Graph 1997 Mar-Apr;21(2):125-9. doi: 10.1016/s0895-6111(96)00065-1. PMID: 9152578
Frontoethmoidal meningoencephaloceles.
David DJ, Simpson DA
Clin Plast Surg 1987 Jan;14(1):83-9. PMID: 3816040

Diagnosis

Hypertelorism Secondary to Mucocele in the Paranasal Sinuses.
Solano N, Castro B, Sarmiento L, Lopez J, Añez L
J Craniofac Surg 2018 Sep;29(6):1655-1656. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004798. PMID: 30015745
Hypopituitarism and sphenoid surgery.
Flannery MT, Flannery RC
Am J Med Sci 2013 May;345(5):409-11. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e318273999c. PMID: 23138126
Nasal encephaloceles.
Hoving EW
Childs Nerv Syst 2000 Nov;16(10-11):702-6. doi: 10.1007/s003810000339. PMID: 11151720
Frontoethmoidal meningoencephalocystocele.
Shah AK, Desai AA, Sharma SN, Udwadia RB
Ann Plast Surg 1989 Jun;22(6):523-7; discussion 528. doi: 10.1097/00000637-198906000-00009. PMID: 2751223
Transethmoidal encephalomeningocele.
Hayashi T, Utsunomiya H, Hashimoto T
Surg Neurol 1985 Dec;24(6):651-5. doi: 10.1016/0090-3019(85)90125-9. PMID: 4060044

Therapy

Combined rare anatomic variants: persistent primitive olfactory artery and azygos pericallosal artery.
Rădoi PM, Rusu MC, Dincă D, Toader C
Surg Radiol Anat 2021 Aug;43(8):1305-1308. Epub 2021 Jan 26 doi: 10.1007/s00276-021-02687-9. PMID: 33496800
Sinus mucosa status in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy: A 5-year follow-up.
Hsin CH, Tseng HC, Lin HP, Chen TH
Head Neck 2016 Jan;38(1):29-35. Epub 2015 Apr 6 doi: 10.1002/hed.23849. PMID: 25196950
Medialization of the lamina papyracea after endoscopic ethmoidectomy: comparison of preprocedure and postprocedure computed tomographic scans.
Cunnane ME, Platt M, Caruso PA, Metson R, Curtin HD
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2009 Jan-Feb;33(1):79-81. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e31816c82da. PMID: 19188790
Trigonocephaly: surgical considerations and long term evaluation.
Greenberg BM, Schneider SJ
J Craniofac Surg 2006 May;17(3):528-35. doi: 10.1097/00001665-200605000-00024. PMID: 16770193
The low skull base-is it important?
Stankiewicz JA, Chow JM
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2005 Feb;13(1):19-21. doi: 10.1097/00020840-200502000-00006. PMID: 15654210

Prognosis

Neuroimaging findings of extensive sphenoethmoidal dysplasia in NF1.
Tam A, Sliepka JM, Bellur S, Bray CD, Lincoln CM, Nagamani SCS
Clin Imaging 2018 Sep-Oct;51:160-163. Epub 2018 May 16 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2018.04.017. PMID: 29787982Free PMC Article
The crooked nose: principles of treatment.
Cerkes N
Aesthet Surg J 2011 Feb;31(2):241-57. doi: 10.1177/1090820X10394167. PMID: 21317122
Trigonocephaly: surgical considerations and long term evaluation.
Greenberg BM, Schneider SJ
J Craniofac Surg 2006 May;17(3):528-35. doi: 10.1097/00001665-200605000-00024. PMID: 16770193
Nasal encephaloceles.
Hoving EW
Childs Nerv Syst 2000 Nov;16(10-11):702-6. doi: 10.1007/s003810000339. PMID: 11151720
Transethmoidal encephalomeningocele.
Hayashi T, Utsunomiya H, Hashimoto T
Surg Neurol 1985 Dec;24(6):651-5. doi: 10.1016/0090-3019(85)90125-9. PMID: 4060044

Clinical prediction guides

Sinus mucosa status in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy: A 5-year follow-up.
Hsin CH, Tseng HC, Lin HP, Chen TH
Head Neck 2016 Jan;38(1):29-35. Epub 2015 Apr 6 doi: 10.1002/hed.23849. PMID: 25196950
The crooked nose: principles of treatment.
Cerkes N
Aesthet Surg J 2011 Feb;31(2):241-57. doi: 10.1177/1090820X10394167. PMID: 21317122
A quite rare condition: absence of sphenoidal sinuses.
Orhan M, Govsa F, Saylam C
Surg Radiol Anat 2010 Jul;32(6):551-3. Epub 2010 Jan 16 doi: 10.1007/s00276-010-0623-7. PMID: 20082077
Monostotic fronto-orbital fibrous dysplasia with convulsion--case report.
Kanda M, Yuhki I, Murakami Y, Hasegawa Y, Kanki T
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2002 Jan;42(1):36-9. doi: 10.2176/nmc.42.36. PMID: 11902076
Anatomic variations of surgical importance in ethmoid labyrinth and sphenoid sinus. A study of radiological anatomy.
Meloni F, Mini R, Rovasio S, Stomeo F, Teatini GP
Surg Radiol Anat 1992;14(1):65-70. doi: 10.1007/BF01628046. PMID: 1589850

Recent systematic reviews

Natural History of Traumatic Encephaloceles: A Systematic Literature Review.
Langman M, Stopa BM, Cuoco JA, Patel VM, Rogers CM, Marvin EA
J Craniofac Surg 2023 Jan-Feb 01;34(1):120-125. Epub 2022 Aug 24 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008955. PMID: 36000749

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