title: Coexistence of choanal atresia and Tessier's facial cleft number 2.
abstract: Choanal atresia is one of the most commonly observed congenital abnormalities of the nose. This defect is frequently associated with other congenital anomalies. One of the anomalies, which is rarely encountered is a Tessier's facial cleft 2. In this report, we present a 6-year-old girl who was brought to our department with complaints of nasal obstruction and chronic nasal discharge. On examination, a scar was seen on the left ala of her nose due to the former repair of a congenital defect. We found hypoplastic nasal cavities and bilateral choanal atresia demonstrated by rigid and flexible endoscopy. A CT scan supported these findings. This coexistence of bilateral choanal atresia with a number 2 facial cleft is an addition to a formerly proposed classification of laterofacial clefts. We think that this classification is better for describing the extent and origin of these complex lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Altuntas
authors.forename: Mustafa Deniz
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Orhan Kemal
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Kahveci
authors.forename: Sefa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dereköy
authors.forename: Aylin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yücel
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002754:Choanal Atresia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000517:prevention & control; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed