Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • Perinatal/Neonatal Case Presentation
  • Published:

Perinatal/Neonatal Case Presentation

Bilateral Choanal Atresia in Premature Monozygotic Twins

Journal of Perinatology volume 25, pages 800–802 (2005)Cite this article

Abstract

Bilateral congenital choanal atresia is a relatively rare anomaly of the upper airway, which may cause life-threatening respiratory emergency and require rapid diagnosis and treatment. This condition usually occurs sporadically, but has also been rarely described in siblings. We present monozygotic premature twin infants with identical findings of bilateral choanal atresia and no other associated anomalies. To our knowledge, this is the first report of such an occurrence.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Buy this article

  • Purchase on Springer Link
  • Instant access to full article PDF
Buy now

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Figure 1
Figure 2

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Ferguson JL, Neel III HB . Choanal atresia: treatment trends in 47 patients over 33 years. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1989;98:110–112.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Sadek SAA . Congenital bilateral choanal atresia. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 1998;42:247–256.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Chia SH, Carvalho DS, Jaffe DM, Pranssky SM . Unilateral choanal atresia in identical twins: case report and literature review. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2002;62:249–252.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Brenner KE, Oca MJ, Steven MD . Congenital choanal atresia in siblings. J Perinatol 2000;20:443–444.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Harris J, Robert E, Källen B . Epidemiology of choanal atresia with special reference to the CHARGE association. Pediatrics 1997;99:363–367.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Dave A . Absent nasal flaring in a newborn with bilateral choanal stenosis. Pediatrics 2002;109:989–990.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Coates H . Nasal obstruction in the neonate and infant. Clin Pediatr 1992;31:25–29.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Faust RA, Phillips CD . Assessment of congenital bony nasal obstruction by 3-dimensional CT volume rendering. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2001;61:71–75.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Gujrathi CS, Daniel SJ, James AL, Forte V . Management of bilateral choanal atresia in the neonate: an institutional review. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2004;68:399–407.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Anderhuber W, Stammberger H . Endoscopic surgery of uni- and bilateral choanal atresia. Auris Nasus Larinx 1997;24:13–19.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. Bhattacharyya AK, Lund VJ . Unilateral choanal atresia in siblings-a rare occurrence. J Laryngol Otol 1996;110:665–667.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Gershoni-Baruch R . Choanal atresia: evidence for autosomal recessive inheritance. Am J Med Genet 1992;44:754–756.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Pediatrics (Ü.V., R.D., B.A.), Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey

    Ülfet Vatansever MD, Rıdvan Duran MD & Betül Acunaş MD

  2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology (M.K., M.K.A.), Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey

    Muhsin Koten MD & Mustafa Kemal Adali MD

Authors
  1. Ülfet Vatansever MD
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Rıdvan Duran MD
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Betül Acunaş MD
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Muhsin Koten MD
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Mustafa Kemal Adali MD
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Vatansever, Ü., Duran, R., Acunaş, B. et al. Bilateral Choanal Atresia in Premature Monozygotic Twins. J Perinatol 25, 800–802 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7211396

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7211396

This article is cited by

Search

Advanced search

Quick links