title: [The state of intranasal structures as a factor responsible for the disturbances of the breathing function of the nose].
abstract: The objective of the present work was to study and systematize anatomical abnormalities found in the oral cavity and its vestibulum of the patients presenting with nasal breathing disturbances. This study included 900 patients at the age varying from 13 to 83 years given surgical treatment based at the City Otorhinolaryngological Centre of the clinical hospital No 5, Ufa, during the period of time spanning from 1997 to 2009. We estimated the state of intranasal structures at the initial stage of the surgical treatment of the patients with nasal breathing disturbances. The anatomical abnormalities localized in the anterior, middle, and posterior parts of the oral cavity were systematized. It was shown that the majority of the patients had a combination of several anatomical abnormalities in different parts of the oral cavity. This finding should be taken into consideration in planning and performing surgical interventions on intranasal structures.
authors.forename: R Sh
authors.initials: RSh
authors.lastname: Abdurashitpv
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012119:Respiration; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult