ABSTRACT
La estenosis congénita del orificio piriforme (ECOP) es una entidad poco frecuente que causa obstrucción de la vía respiratoria alta en neonatos y niños pequeños. Su diagnóstico se realiza mediante tomografía computarizada (TC) de las fosas nasales cuando el diámetro transverso máximo del orificio piriforme es menor de 11mm. Se presenta el caso de una paciente con un cuadro de dificultad respiratoria episódica desde el nacimiento. Se le realizó TC de las fosas nasales y se le diagnosticó ECOP. También se analizaron las anormalidades típicamente asociadas (AU)
Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis (CNPAS) is an unusual cause of upper respiratory obstruction in neonates and infants. The diagnosis is made with Computed Tomography (CT) of nasal cavity when maximum transverse diameter of the pyriform aperture is less than 11mm. We present a patient with breathing difficulty since birth. The diagnosis of CNPAS was made after a CT examination of the nasal cavity. We also discuss typically associated abnormalities (AU)
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Humans , Female , Infant, Newborn , Respiratory Insufficiency/etiology , Respiratory System Abnormalities/complications , Nasal Cavity/abnormalities , Constriction, Pathologic/diagnosisABSTRACT
Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis (CNPAS) is an unusual cause of upper respiratory obstruction in neonates and infants. The diagnosis is made with Computed Tomography (CT) of nasal cavity when maximum transverse diameter of the pyriform aperture is less than 11 mm. We present a patient with breathing difficulty since birth. The diagnosis of CNPAS was made after a CT examination of the nasal cavity. We also discuss typically associated abnormalities.
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Pyriform Sinus/abnormalities , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Pyriform Sinus/diagnostic imaging , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedSubject(s)
Encephalocele/diagnosis , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Meningocele/diagnosis , Ethmoid Sinus , Female , Humans , Middle AgedABSTRACT
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