title: [Diagnosis and therapy of choanal atresia in the new born (author's transl)].
abstract: Report on 8 cases of congenital atresia or severe stenosis of the choanae. In 2 cases early transnasal surgery followed by canulation was necessary. One child died of pleuropneumonia and sepsis following asphyxia on the 10th day, when mouth-breathing had already been established.
mesh_terms: D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Zur Diagnose und Behandlung der Choanalatresie beim Neugeborenen