Maxillary hypoplasia with unsuspected choanal atresia.
Maxillary hypoplasia can pose considerable anaesthetic problems in securing the airway. The presence of concomitant, unsuspected choanal stenosis complicated the anaesthetic management of a 20-day-old baby for tarsorrhaphy.
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Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, India.
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Karmarkar
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D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D002754:Choanal Atresia / Q000150:complications*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities*