Choanal atresia is a rare disease and the incidence is 1: 5000-8000 newborns alive. It is more comom among female and usually is associated with others malformations. Study design: clinical retrospective. When unilateral its diagnose may be postpone because its symptoms are less life threating. But when bilateral children have important respiratory insuficency. This articles will report incidence and the expirience of HRAC-USP.
Chi ldren with LVAS can develop a severe sensorineural hearing loss early in childhood, but they can be rehabilitated with hearing aids to continue their regular studies and to have a normal life. The problem is that they can deteriorate their hearing capacity, and at this point a cochlear implant can be used to preserve their hearing skills and vocalization. Aim: to evaluate the hearing skills of 3 children with LVAS referred to cochlear implants. Material: retrospective study based on medical charts' review. Results: Speech recognition in open field: patient 1, 80%; patient 2, 87.5%; patient 3, 4 %. Conclusion: Children with LVAS are considered good candidates for Cochlear implant surgery by the most important centers of the world because most of them can develop good speech recognition, providing them a good social life.
Borburema RM, Costa DF, Gomes LCPR, Hay BA, Duarte JCM, Bergonse GFR, Zardo LP. Nevo melanocítico intradérmico em meato acústico externo: relato de caso e revisão da literatura / Intradermal melanocytic nevus of the external auditory canal: case report and literature review. Rev Med (São Paulo). 2019 nov.-dez.;98(6):431-4.
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