Emergency management of bilateral choanal atresia in the newborn by the endoscopic endonasal approach: a clinical record and review of literature.
The advent of rigid paediatric nasal endoscopy has revolutionised management of congenital choanal atresia. We believe that the endoscopic endonasal approach is a simple, safe and reliable procedure that can be employed in the management of bilateral choanal atresia in the newborn. We present here a case of bilateral choanal atresia in a 36 h old female neonate, managed by this state-of-the-art technique. A literature review of all reports using this approach has been compiled and presented.
Reddy
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Department of Otolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, Stafford District General Hospital, UK.
Dutt
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Raza
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D002754:Choanal Atresia / Q000601:surgery*; D004630:Emergencies; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015607:Stents