title: Complete nasopharyngeal stenosis: presentation of a rare case.
abstract: A sixty-eight years old female patient with complete nasopharyngeal stenosis without any determined etiology is presented. She had complete nasal obstruction as well as obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. She was operated and dense, thick, avascular fibrotic tissues were excised and reconstructed with local flaps and skin graft. Only partial opening was achieved in the long term follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of 2 ENT, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazid Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
authors.affiliation: Clinic of ENT, Agri State Hospital, Agri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Omer Tarik
authors.initials: OT
authors.lastname: Selcuk
authors.affiliation: Clinic of 2 ENT, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazid Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emel Cadalli
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Tatar
authors.affiliation: Clinic of 2 ENT, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazid Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Guleser
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saylam
authors.affiliation: Clinic of 2 ENT, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazid Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozdek
keywords: Nasopharyngeal stenosis; Sleep apnea; Surgery