Combined transoral and nasendoscopic resection of an eustachian tube hairy polyp causing neonatal respiratory distress.
Hairy polyps are rare congenital malformations that can arise in the nasopharynx. It is rarer for them to originate from the eustachian tube. They present with intermittent airway obstruction and respiratory distress. A thorough ear, nose, and throat examination can be required to identify these lesions. We present a case of eustachian tube hairy polyp causing neonatal respiratory distress in a 1-month baby successfully removed by a combined transoral and nasendoscopic resection.
Agrawal
Namit
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Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Evelina Children's Hospital, Guys and St Thomas NHS Trust London, West Midlands, B74 2QH, United Kingdom. namitagrawal@yahoo.com
Kanabar
Deepak
D
Morrison
Gavin A
GA
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005064:Eustachian Tube / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009302:Nasopharyngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome