Presentation of choanal atresia in Saudi children
Saudi Medical Journal. 2006; 27 (11): 1680-1682
in English
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ABSTRACT
To present data of cases with choanal atresia [CA] from Saudi patients, and to compare them to the data from the international literature. A retrospective analysis of the data available from the files of 37 consecutive patients with the diagnosis of CA at King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between January 1999 and December 2005. This involved reviewing the age, gender, presenting symptoms, associated anomalies, surgical intervention, and outcomes. Twenty-three of our cases had unilateral and 14 had bilateral CA. Strikingly, 83% of unilateral CA involved the right side. In our study, we found the female to male ratio to be 21. Approximately, 95% of the cases had mixed bony and membranous CA. Thirty-two percent of the cases had other associated congenital anomalies. Most of our cases had their surgical intervention by endoscopic technique. Choanal atresia is a rare anomaly. In Saudi children, female is more commonly affected than male. There is a striking rate of involvement of the right side in the cases of unilateral CA
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Child
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Sex Factors
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Choanal Atresia
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Retrospective Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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Age Factors
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Treatment Outcome
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Endoscopy
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Saudi Med. J.
Year:
2006
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