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| Year : 2010 |
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Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis: A rare cause of nasal airway obstruction in a neonate
Elsa M Thomas1, Sridhar Gibikote1, Jyoti S Panwar1, John Mathew2
1 Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Elsa M Thomas
Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu - 632 004
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.73539
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Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis (CNPAS) is a rare cause of nasal airway obstruction that clinically mimics choanal atresia, but needs to be differentiated from the latter because of the widely divergent modes of management. We present a case of CNPAS, to highlight the importance of recognizing the classic signs of CNPAS on cross-sectional imaging. |
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