Neonatal Choanal Atresia: A Series of 13 Cases
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منابع مشابه
Choanal atresia.
Choanal atresia is caused by failure of resorption of the bucco-pharyngeal membrane during embryonic development. The atresia can be membranous or bony in nature, but is usually mixed in most cases. When the atresia is bilateral, newborns can have severe airway distress and cyanosis is alleviated by crying. Bilateral choanal atresia is managed with an oropharyngeal airway. Flexible nasal endosc...
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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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Case A baby girl was born via emergency lower segment caesarean section after 33 weeks’ gestation. The mother had developed premature uterine contraction, leaking liquor followed by acute fetal distress condition as shown on cardiotocograph. The 1.85 kg baby was intubated in the operating theatre because of respiratory distress. The baby was noted to have a fl at nasal bridge, low set ears, pro...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2593-8339
DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2021.3.3.851