title: [Diagnostic endoscopy of the nasal cavity and nasopharynx in premature newborn infants].
abstract: Disturbed nasal breathing in the children always was a topical socio-medical problem and has remained such up to now. The objective of the present investigation was to estimate the potential of modern endoscopic techniques for diagnostics of disturbed nasal breathing in the premature infants and to develop therapeutic measures aimed at the prevention of destructive changes in the nose during therapy with the use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). The study included 43 children ranging in the age from 1 month to 2 years (24 boys and 19 girls). All the newborn babies were transferred to the department of resuscitation and intensive therapy for the urgent treatment including respiratory support with the use of the CPAP technique. The endoscopic surveillance made it possible to exactly determine the causes responsible for the disturbances of nasal breathing in the children who survived the critical conditions, to estimate the anatomical and functional conditions of the nasopharyngeal structures, and to develop therapeutic and preventive measures to protect the nose from further destructive changes.
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000293:injuries*; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000293:injuries*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods