Bilateral Congenital Choanal Atresia in a 51-Year-Old Woman

Yaşar, Hüsamettin; Özkul, Murat Haluk

doi:10.2500/ajr.2007.21.3100

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“…In our case, we preferred the transnasal endoscopic approach as reported in the previous literatures [3,5,6]. In order to prevent stenosis, Mitomycin-C, previously used by Prasad et al [7] in 20 patients with choanal atresia without any complication, was applied to the nasopharyngeal opening.…”

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“…The typical clinical picture is cyclic cyanosis and dyspnea that worsens during feeding and improves during crying. There are only three cases of bilateral choanal atresia in adults reported in the literatures [3,5,6]. …”

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“…Yasar and Ozkul [6], reported a 51-year-old patient with bilateral choanal atresia. Using a transnasal endoscopic approach, they raised mucosal flaps and achieved an opening that allowed passage of a number 7.5 portex cannula.…”

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“…The atresia may be complete or incomplete[4]. Bilateral choanal atresia is very rare in adults [3,5,6]. Newborns are obligatory nasal breathers, therefore bilateral choanal atresia is often diagnosed at birth and treated with early surgery.…”

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Bilateral choanal atresia in an adult - management with mitomycin C and without stents: a case report

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BackgroundA 23-year-old female patient presented to the outpatient clinic with bilateral nasal obstruction and discharge since birth. Endoscopic examination and paranasal sinus tomography revealed bilateral choanal atresia. She did not have any other congenital abnormalities. Her parents reported cyanosis in childhood that worsened during feeding and improved during crying; however, they had not visited a physician. She did not have remarkable complaints during early childhood or adolescence.MethodsThe patient was operated under general anesthesia, using a 0° 4 mm rigid endoscope. The orifice was widened with a curette and, to prevent stenosis, mitomycin-C (1 mg/ml) was applied topically to the nasopharyngeal orifice for 5 minutes. No stents were placed.ResultsFollow-up evaluation at postoperative 12th month showed that her symptoms improved significantly and, on endoscopic examination, both choanae remained patent.

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“…Yasar and Ozkul's description of a 51-year-old patient with congenital choanal atresia is one such report. 8 Our patient is notable in that she is to our best knowledge the oldest such patient reported in the recent English language literature.…”

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