Anatomical terminology of the internal nose and paranasal sinuses: cross-cultural adaptation to Portuguese

• Published in: Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology 2018-11, Vol.84 (6), p.677-686
• Main Authors: Bezerra, Thiago Freire Pinto, Stamm, Aldo, Anselmo-Lima, Wilma Teresinha, Fornazieri, Marco Aurélio, Melo, Nelson D’Ávila, Balsalobre, Leonardo, Jotz, Geraldo Pereira, Leão, Henrique Zaquia, Nunes, André Alencar Araripe, Felippu, Alexandre, Cedin, Antonio Carlos, Pinheiro-Neto, Carlos D., Oliveira, Diego Lima, Sakano, Eulalia, Kosugi, Eduardo Macoto, Araújo, Elizabeth, Valera, Fabiana Cardoso Pereira, Pinna, Fábio de Rezende, Romano, Fabrizio Ricci, Pádua, Francine Grecco de Melo, Ramos, Henrique Faria, Telles, João, Sá, Leonardo Conrado Barbosa de, Filho, Leopoldo Marques D’Assunção, Sennes, Luiz Ubirajara, Gregório, Luis Carlos, Sampaio, Marcelo H., Santos, Marco César Jorge dos, Franca, Marco, Mocellin, Marcos, Lessa, Marcus Miranda, Avelino, Melissa Ameloti G., Tepedino, Miguel, Andrade, Nilvano Alves de, Piltcher, Otavio B., Roithmann, Renato, Pilan, Renata Mendonça, Meireles, Roberto Campos, Guimarães, Roberto Eustáquio, Santos, Rodrigo de Paula, Pezato, Rogério, Pignatari, Shirley, Abdo, Tatiana Telles, Nakajima, Victor, Almeida, Washington, Voegels, Richard L.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adaptação transcultural; Anatomia; Anatomy; Brazil; Cavidades paranasais; Consenso; Consensus; Cross-cultural adaptation; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Humans; Language; Nariz; Nasal Cavity - anatomy & histology; Nasal Cavity - surgery; Nose; Nose - anatomy & histology; Nose - surgery; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; Paranasal sinus; Paranasal Sinuses - anatomy & histology; Paranasal Sinuses - surgery; Prospective Studies; Special; Terminology as Topic
• ISSN: 1808-8694; 1808-8686; 1808-8686
• DOI: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2018.08.003

Functional endonasal endoscopic surgery is a frequent surgical procedure among otorhinolaryngologists. In 2014, the European Society of Rhinology published the “European Position Paper on the Anatomical Terminology of the Internal Nose and Paranasal Sinuses”, aiming to unify the terms in the English language. We do not yet have a unified terminology in the Portuguese language. Transcultural adaptation of the anatomical terms of the nose and paranasal cavities of the “European Anatomical Terminology of the Internal Nose and Paranasal Sinuses” to Portuguese. A group of rhinologists from diverse parts of Brazil, all experienced in endoscopic endonasal surgery, was invited to participate in the creation of this position paper on the anatomical terms of the nose and paranasal sinuses in the Portuguese language according to the methodology adapted from that previously described by Rudmik and Smith. The results of this document were generated based on the agreement of the majority of the participants according to the most popular suggestions among the rhinologists. A cross-cultural adaptation of the sinonasal anatomical terminology was consolidated. We suggest the terms “inferior turbinate”, “nasal septum”, “(bone/cartilaginous) part of the nasal septum”, “(middle/inferior) nasal meatus”, “frontal sinus drainage pathway”, “frontal recess” and “uncinate process” be standardized. We have consolidated a Portuguese version of the European Anatomical Terminology of the Internal Nose and Paranasal Sinuses, which will help in the publication of technical announcements, scientific publications and the teaching of the internal anatomical terms of the nose and paranasal sinuses in Brazil. A cirurgia endoscópica funcional endonasal é um procedimento cirúrgico frequente entre os otorrinolaringologistas. Em 2014, a Sociedade Europeia de Rinologia publicou o “Documento Europeu para Posicionamento sobre a Terminologia Anatômica Interna do Nariz e das Cavidades Paranasais” com o objetivo de unificar os termos na língua inglesa. Ainda não dispomos de uma terminologia unificada na língua portuguesa. Adaptação transcultural dos termos anatômicos do nariz e das cavidades paranasais para o português da “European Anatomical Terminology of the Internal Nose and Paranasal Sinuses”. Um grupo de rinologistas de todo o Brasil, com experiência em cirurgia endoscópica endonasal, foi convidado a participar da elaboração desse posicionamento sobre os termos anatômicos do nariz e das cavidades