title: Surgical treatment of choanal atresia in CHARGE association: case report with long-term follow-up.
abstract: A patient affected by a multisystem malformation, the CHARGE association, is described. The choanal atresia is one of the stigmata characterizing this syndrome. The main anomalies of the association, the surgical correction (choanoplasty with endoscopic transnasal approach followed by the application of nasal stenting) and a comparison with different techniques are reported.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carinci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hassanipour
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mandrioli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pastore
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D002754:Choanal Atresia / Q000601:surgery*; D003103:Coloboma; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities; D004724:Endoscopy; D019066:Facies; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005835:Genitalia / Q000002:abnormalities; D006130:Growth Disorders; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D015607:Stents; D013577:Syndrome