title: Bilateral choanal atresia in premature monozygotic twins.
abstract: Bilateral congenital choanal atresia is a relatively rare anomaly of the upper airway, which may cause life-threatening respiratory emergency and require rapid diagnosis and treatment. This condition usually occurs sporadically, but has also been rarely described in siblings. We present monozygotic premature twin infants with identical findings of bilateral choanal atresia and no other associated anomalies. To our knowledge, this is the first report of such an occurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ulfet
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Vatansever
authors.forename: Ridvan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Duran
authors.forename: Betül
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Acunaş
authors.forename: Muhsin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koten
authors.forename: Mustafa Kemal
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Adali
mesh_terms: D002754:Choanal Atresia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic / Q000235:genetics*