Unilateral choanal atresia

  • \(\bf Background:\) Very few studies have investigated whether unilateral choanal atresia is associated with permanent olfactory deficits. \(\bf Objective:\) This study aimed to evaluate the olfactory performance of patients with unilateral choanal atresia postsurgically. Methods: Three patients with unilateral atresia were examined in terms of olfactory performance with the Sniffin’ Sticks test (odor identification, threshold, and discrimination), size of the olfactory bulb, and volumetric brain changes. \(\bf Results:\) All patients demonstrated significantly lower olfactory performance in terms of odor threshold on the same side with the choanal atresia. Grey matter reductions were found ipsilaterally in the hippocampus. \(\bf Conclusions:\) This pilot study indicates that persistent olfactory deficits and volumetric brain changes are present in patients with unilateral choanal atresia.

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Author:Charalampos GeorgiopoulosORCiDGND, Martina PostlerGND, Philippe RombauxGND, Volker GudziolGND, Nasreddin AbolmaaliGND, Thomas HummelORCiDGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:294-97199
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1159/000520188
Parent Title (English):Smell and taste corner
Subtitle (English):Indications of long-term olfactory deficits and volumetric brain changes postsurgically
Publisher:Karger
Place of publication:Basel
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2023/03/02
Date of first Publication:2021/11/26
Publishing Institution:Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsbibliothek
Tag:Choanal atresia; Olfaction; Voxel-based morphometry
Volume:84
Issue:2
First Page:89
Last Page:92
Note:
Dieser Beitrag ist aufgrund einer konsortialen Lizenz frei zugänglich.
Institutes/Facilities:St. Josef-Hospital Bochum, Klinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin
Dewey Decimal Classification:Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / Medizin, Gesundheit
open_access (DINI-Set):open_access
Licence (English):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY-NC 4.0 - Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

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