ENDOSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF CONGENITAL CHOANAL ATRESIA: SECOND LOOK PROCEDURE IS MANDATORY

Authors

Yasser Khafagy, Department of ORL surgery, Mansoura university, Faculty of Medicine
Khaled Mokbel, Department of ORL surgery, Mansoura university, Faculty of MedicineFollow
Shawky El Morsy, Department of ORL surgery, Mansoura university, Faculty of Medicine

Article Type

Original Study

Abstract

Transnasal endoscopic manage­ment of posterior choanal atresia rep­resents a significant advancement in choanal surgery. It provides an ex­tremely sharp image with a magnified overview. It enables the surgeon to see the tips of his insruments, so that the bone is removed safely under di­rect endoscopic vision. A second look procedure on removal of the stent is essencial to assess the neochoana as regard to its wideness, any granula­tion tissues or polyps.This study in­cluded 26 patients divided into 2 groups. Group I included 11 neonates with bilateral choanal atresia. Group II included 15 patients aged 3-32 years. Endoscopic repair of choanal atresia was performed in all cases followed by a second look procedure after 6 weeks. This study was done in ORL surgery depatment, Mansoura Univer­sity Hospital at the period between 2000 and 2003. W concluded that en-doscope is essential for management of congenital choanal atresia also the second look procedure is mandatory.

Recommended Citation

Khafagy, Yasser; Mokbel, Khaled; and El Morsy, Shawky (2004) "ENDOSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF CONGENITAL CHOANAL ATRESIA: SECOND LOOK PROCEDURE IS MANDATORY," Mansoura Medical Journal: Vol. 33 : Iss. 1 , Article 16.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.21608/mjmu.2004.127460

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