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Obstructive sleep apnoea associated with congenital choanal atresia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Seiichi Nakata ,
Akiko Noda ,
Hayato Misawa ,
Eriko Yanagi ,
Hidehito Yagi  and
Tsutomu Nakashima
Seiichi Nakata
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
Akiko Noda
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Health Science, Aichi, Japan.
Hayato Misawa
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
Eriko Yanagi
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
Hidehito Yagi
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Inazawa Municipal Hospital, Aichi, Japan.
Tsutomu Nakashima
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
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Abstract

We report here a very rare case of bilateral congenital choanal atresia untreated for the 27 years after birth. A 27-year-old Japanese man complaining of long-term nasal obstruction, snoring and daytime sleepiness visited our hospital. He exhibited the characteristic appearances of long face and bilateral hypoplastic cheeks. Examination by flexible fiberscopy and computed tomography led us to diagnose him with bilateral choanal atresia. Subsequent polysomnography revealed the number of apnoea or hypopnoea episodes per hour (apnoea—hypopnoea index, or AHI) to be over 10. On the basis of these observations, we modified the diagnosis to obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) secondary to congenital choanal atresia.

Keywords

Sleep Apnoea SyndromesChoanal AtresiaSurgical Procedures, Operative
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 119 , Issue 3 , March 2005 , pp. 209 - 211
Copyright
© 2005 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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