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Revista Portuguesa Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço
On-line version ISSN 2184-6499
Abstract
LOPES, Patrícia Fernandes et al. Choanal Atresia: the 13 years’ experience of our department. Rev Port ORL [online]. 2024, vol.62, n.1, pp.57-61. Epub Mar 31, 2024. ISSN 2184-6499. https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.2071.
Objective:
To audit our experience with Choanal Atresia (CA).
Study design:
Observational retrospective study.
Material/Methods:
Clinical data of all CA patients followed from 2003 to 2020 at Hospital Central do Funchal were analysed.
Results:
Eleven patients were included and 63,64% were females. They were divided into two groups: Unilateral (63,64%) and bilateral atresia (36,36%). In both groups, mixed type atresia was the most common. Regarding unilateral group, endoscopic repair was performed in 85,71% of cases (71,4% with stents) at a median age of 15 years old. Median number of surgeries was 1,29. Bilateral group had more congenital malformations (50%) and had more reinterventions. All patients underwent an endoscopic approach at a median age of 8 days old.
Conclusions:
Associated malformations, younger age at first surgery and higher number of surgeries were more associated to bilateral CA.
Keywords : Choanal atresia; Congenital abnormalities; Surgery.
