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Choanal Atresia

Known as: Choanal Atresias, Atresia, Choanal, Atresia of nares 
A congenital abnormality that is characterized by a blocked CHOANAE, the opening between the nose and the NASOPHARYNX. Blockage can be unilateral or… 
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ACROFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS, CINCINNATI TYPEANTLEY-BIXLER SYNDROME WITH GENITAL ANOMALIES AND DISORDERED STEROIDOGENESISAnterior naresAtresia

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Aplasia cutis congenita of limbs recessiveArhinia, choanal atresia, and microphthalmiaBurn-Mckeown syndromeGoldblatt Viljoen syndrome

Broader (1)

Congenital abnormality of respiratory system

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Clinical and Histological Healing of Surgical Wounds Treated With Mitomycin C
Objectives/Hypothesis The proven ability of mitomycin C to inhibit fibroblasts in vitro has stimulated its use in research… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Choanal Atresia: Treatment Trends in 47 Patients over 33 Years
From 1977 through 1985, 11 patients underwent surgical correction of choanal atresia. This group brings the total number of… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Evaluation of Choanal Atresia
A series of 65 cases of choanal atresia seen in 19 years is reviewed. We use a wisp of cotton fiber held under the nose and a… 
1982
1982
Inheritance of posterior choanal atresia.
Posterior choanal atresia (PCA) was observed in a brother and sister and their paternal aunt from a Yemenite family in which… 
1981
1981
The Anatomy of Congenital Choanal Atresia
Congenital choanal atresia is rare. Previous literature has dealt with the diagnosis and management of these patients, but there… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Management of Choanal Atresia with the Carbon Dioxide Laser
Congenital choanal atresia frequently demands immediate recognition in the newborn, and provision of a nasal airway as soon as… 
1978
1978
Congenital choanal atresia. Etiology, morphology and diagnosis in 82 cases.
A follow-up study on 82 patients with congenital choanal atresia revealed that the malformation was twice as common in females as… 
1978
1978
Surgical Treatment of Congenital Choanal Atresia
— In a follow-up, 2 to 27 years postoperatively, of 43 patients with unilateral choanal atresia a high frequency of relapses was… 
Review
1961
Review
1961
Surgical management of congenital choanal atresia.
Congenital atresia of the posterior nares is an unusual rather than a rare developmental anomaly. For over a century papers have… 
1959
1959
Posterior Choanal Atresia
POSTERIOR choanal atresia is uncommon. Though there have been many references to the condition in the literature, most authors… 
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