Adult congenital bilateral choanal atresia at 49-year-old: a case report of a rare entity

Newborns are obligatory nose-breathers in the first few months of their births. Bilateral congenital choanal atresia in neonates is an emergency situation, manifesting by irregular breathing, intermittant cyanosis, relief of symptoms by crying, worsening of respiratory distress by feeding, and somet...

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Main Authors: Sündüs Aslan, Cüneyt Yılmazer, Haluk Yavuz, Levent N. Özlüoğlu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayincilik 2010-09-01
Series:Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access: http://turkarchotolaryngol.net/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/adult-congenital-bilateral-choanal-atresia-at-49-y/43504