منابع مشابه
Congenital choanal atresia.
Congenital choanal atresia (CCA) is the developmental failure of the nasal cavity to communicate with the nasopharynx. Bilateral choanal atresia is potentially life threatening in newborns. Most of these cases present early in life with cyclical phases of respiratory distress and apnoea, which gets relieved by crying. In fewer cases it goes undiagnosed to present in adult life with rhinorrhoea ...
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Congenital choanal atresia (CCA) is the developmental failure of the nasal cavity to communicate with nasopharynx. Surgical repair is recommended in the first weeks of life in bilateral cases because this is a life-threatening situation in newborns. This is a case report of a full-term, healthy newborn baby presenting with intermittent attacks of cyanosis and respiratory distress soon after bir...
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We have treated a total of 15 patients (11 girls, 4 boys) for choanal atresia in the University Department of Otorhinolaryngology during a period of 15 years from 1963-1976. No other cases occurred in their families. One patients is mentally retarded, whereas none of the others have had other congenital defects. Five patients (4 girls, 1 boy) had bilateral choanal atresia. In all 5 cases, the b...
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Congenital Choanal Atresia (CCA) is the developmental misstep or inadequacy of the nasal cavity to connect posteriorly with the nasopharynx. Bilateral atresia presents with life threatening asphyxia at birth, while unilateral variety often remains unnoticed and presents later. This is to highlight the importance of taking into account the bilateral form in differential diagnosis of severe respi...
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Congenital choanal atresia (CCA) is the developmental failure of the nasal cavity to communicate with nasopharynx. Surgical repair is recommended in the first weeks of life in bilateral cases because this is a lifethreatening situation in newborns. This is a case report of a full term, healthy newborn baby presenting with intermittent attacks of cyanosis and respiratory distress soon after birt...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1978
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.53.4.338