title: Endoscopic repair of choanal atresia: practical operative technique.
abstract: Choanal atresia is a well-known entity with various surgical approaches. The introduction of nasal endoscopic surgery made the endoscopic approach the most popular one because of excellent visualization and a good view of the choana to remove enough vomerian septal bone. Seven patients with choanal atresia were treated with 9 endoscopic procedures. Some practical operative details are described that can minimize the chance for restenosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Uri
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Greenberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002754:Choanal Atresia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed