Congenital nasal vestibule stenosis (CNVS) is a rare condition often inconsistently termed "congenital anterior nostril stenosis" in the literature. This nomenclatural ambiguity complicates anatomical description and surgical planning. We report the successful management of a late-presenting pediatric case and propose a standardized nomenclature to improve clinical categorization....
No actionable change for audiologists; this is a surgical case report in otolaryngology with no direct audiology clinical implications.
This case report has minimal relevance to audiology; it primarily informs otolaryngology and pediatric surgical practice regarding a rare congenital nasal anomaly.
- 01Case report describes an 11-year-old with congenital nasal vestibular stenosis (abnormally narrow nasal opening from birth).
- 02Surgical correction was performed and described in detail.
- 03Authors propose revised terminology (nomenclature) to better classify this rare condition.
- 04Published in American Journal of Case Reports (DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951330).
- 05No direct relevance to hearing loss diagnosis or audiological management.
The proposed refined nomenclature better captures the clinical spectrum of congenital nasal vestibular stenosis.
opinionunsupported- PMID
- 42085347
- DOI
- 10.12659/AJCR.951330.
- Journal
- American Journal of Case Reports
- Publication type
- case_report
- Evidence level
- 4
- Sample size
- 1
- Population
- An 11-year-old child with congenital nasal vestibular stenosis
- Intervention
- Surgical management of congenital nasal vestibular stenosis
Primary outcomes
Surgical outcome; Proposed nomenclature refinement for congenital nasal vestibular stenosis