Congenital bilateral choanal atresia in an adolescelent: A case report

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Juan Pablo Duarte S.
César Augusto García G.
Carlos Alfonso Moreno G.

Keywords

Choanal atresia, Nasal obstruction, Adult, Nasal Surgical Procedures

Abstract

Congenital choanal atresia is characterized by the presence of plates obliterating the communication between the nasal cavity and the nasopharynx from birth. If bilateral, this condition is incompatible with life. This following is the case of a 17-year-old fema­le patient, without associated syndromes, with bilateral nasal obstruction and anterior discharge, associated to oral breathing, starting in her neonatal period. The diagnosis of bilateral choanal atresia was confirmed by nasal endoscopy and computed tomogra­phy (CT) scan, due to the presence of atretic plates of mixed composition. The patient was surgically treated with plate resection and modeling of a neochoana by means of a transnasal surgical approach.

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