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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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Congenital abnormality of respiratory system

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2002
2002
Unilateral choanal atresia: surgical technique and long-term results
Although transnasal techniques to treat choanal atresia have become the standard, risks remain of restenosis of the opened choana… 
2000
2000
Paranasal sinus development and choanal atresia.
BACKGROUND Although the determinates of paranasal sinus development and sinusitis are not well defined, a candidate factor is… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Computed tomography in choanal atresia
Abstract Computed tomography is replacing contrast radiography as the method of choice in evaluating congenital posterior choanal… 
1985
1985
Congenital posterior choanal atresia.
Although described more than two centuries ago, congenital choanal atresia remains an entity for which optimum treatment is not… 
Review
1983
Review
1983
Congenital posterior choanal atresia.
Forty-eight cases of congenital bony posterior choanal atresia are reviewed revealing a 64% incidence of unilateral atresia with… 
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… 
1980
1980
Transnasal correction of choanal atresia.
A simple life-saving modification of the transnasal approach, which does not require endotracheal anesthesia or preoperative… 
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… 
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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