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Transnasal endoscopic repair for bilateral choanal atresia.

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: Choana atresia is a congenital abnormality of the posterior nasal apertures affecting the newborn. The aetiology is considered to be a persistence of the embroyological bucconasal membrane which separates the nasal cavity from the stomatodeum until it breaks down at seventh week, allowing communication through the primitive posterior nares. Bilateral choanal atresia almost always present as a respiratory emergency because newborn babies are obligate nasal breathers. The definitive surgical treatment is repair under general anaesthesia. We report our experience in doing a new technique of transnasal endoscopic repair.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Baharudin Abdullah, Shahid Hassan, Rosdan Salim

Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

Language: English

Topic: Congenital Ear and Nasal Anomalies

Subfield: Genetics (clinical)

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: Universiti Sains Malaysia

OpenAlex ID: W77457295

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