These congenital midline nasal masses are the result of a failure of normal neural crest cell embryology. The ectodermal anterior neuropore (primitive frontonasal region) forms medial to the optic recess of the sphenoid sinus in the third week of gestation, and the frontal, nasal, and ethmoid structures form in the area immediately proximal to the anterior neuropore.3 Through the eighth week of...

OBJECTIVE To describe the use of the transglabellar subcranial approach for the management of congenital nasal masses in the pediatric population. METHODS Case series. Medical records of 5 patients who underwent resection of congenital nasal lesions via the subcranial approach were reviewed. RESULTS Five children underwent successful resection of congenital nasal lesions with intracranial e...

DESCRIPTION A preterm (33 weeks) male neonate was born to a 34-year-old mother by caesarean section. The mother had a history of chronic hypertension, type 1 diabetes mellitus, stroke and asthma. Her medications included enoxaparin, insulin, nifedipine, methyldopa, inhaled albuterol and inhaled corticosteroids. She received regular prenatal care. The obstetric ultrasound done at 21 weeks of ges...

1. Pierre-Filho Pde T, Limeira-Soares PH, Marcondes AM. Morning glory syndrome associated with posterior pituitary ectopia and hypopituitarism. Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 2004;82:89--92. 2. López-Lizárraga EP, Bolaños-Jiménez R, Treviño-Alanís MG, Rivera-Silva G. Morning glory syndrome. Gac Med Mex. 2011;147:70--1. 3. Tanimoto K, Onda S, Sawaki H, Hiraiwa T, Sano H, Ohnishi M, et al. Hypopituitaris...

1. Pierre-Filho Pde T, Limeira-Soares PH, Marcondes AM. Morning glory syndrome associated with posterior pituitary ectopia and hypopituitarism. Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 2004;82:89--92. 2. López-Lizárraga EP, Bolaños-Jiménez R, Treviño-Alanís MG, Rivera-Silva G. Morning glory syndrome. Gac Med Mex. 2011;147:70--1. 3. Tanimoto K, Onda S, Sawaki H, Hiraiwa T, Sano H, Ohnishi M, et al. Hypopituitaris...

We present a full-term newborn infant who suffered from immediate postpartum severe respiratory distress. The infant had an inspiratory stridor as a result of a swelling of the soft palate, extending from the roof of the nasopharynx. Transoral endotracheal intubation resulted in normal saturation levels. Histologic examination after an open biopsy showed mature neuroglial tissue. Radiology demo...

We present a full-term newborn infant who suffered from immediate postpartum severe respiratory distress. The infant had an inspiratory stridor as a result of a swelling of the soft palate, extending from the roof of the nasopharynx. Transoral endotracheal intubation resulted in normal saturation levels. Histologic examination after an open biopsy showed mature neuroglial tissue. Radiology demo...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To examine the relationship between cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). STUDY DESIGN Retrospective chart review of patients who underwent surgical repair of encephaloceles and/or CSF rhinorrhea at a tertiary medical center over a 12-year period. METHODS Pertinent demographic, clinical, and surgical data including age, sex, and medica...

OBJECTIVE The anterior skull base, in front of the sphenoid sinus, can be approached using a variety of techniques including extended subfrontal, transfacial, and craniofacial approaches. These methods include risks of brain retraction, contusion, cerebrospinal fluid leak, meningitis, and cosmetic deformity. An alternate and more direct approach is the endonasal, transethmoidal, transcribriform...