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Congenital Bilateral Choanal Atresia, Ali Faisal Saleem, Shabina Arif, Nadeem Aslam, Mubasher Ikram
Congenital Bilateral Choanal Atresia, Ali Faisal Saleem, Shabina Arif, Nadeem Aslam, Mubasher Ikram
Section of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
Abstract: 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 birth. On examination, alternating cyanosis and normal colour was observed in the infant. The insertion of nasal catheters in both the nares revealed the diagnosis of bilateral CCA. For this rare condition, conservative management was followed with elective transnasal …