All issues > Volume 26(7); 1983

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(7):702-705. Published online July 31, 1983.

A Case of Congenital Choanal Atresia.

Jung Hea Kim¹, Bong Yong Han¹, Koo Chung Jung¹, E Boong Kwon¹, Il Ahn Sung¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Eul Ji Hospital，Seoul, Korea

Abstract

We experienced a case of cogenital choanal atresia in female newborn infant. The diagnosis was easily established by skull X-ray after instillation of radiopaque dye in nasal cavity. The operation was done with good result and remaind in good condition thereafter. A brief review of the related literature is given.

Keywords :Congenital choanal atresia; Newborn.