Late Diagnosis of Bilateral Choanal Atresia: A Case Report of a Nine-Year-Old Girl - Cureus

Bilateral choanal atresia is a surgical emergency because of the risk of neonate death from acute asphyxia if treatment is delayed. Its diagnostic confirmation is often endoscopic or CT scan and requires a search for associated malformations. We present th…

Choanal atresia (CA) is a rare birth defect characterized by imperforation of the posterior part of one or both nasal cavities. Neonates are obligate nasal breathers making bilateral CA a surgical em… [+6659 chars]

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