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Pyriform aperture stenosis

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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 ]

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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].

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HPO:probinson

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2016-08-07T22:32:49Z

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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.

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