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Maxillary hypoplasia with unsuspected choanal atresia
Author(s) -
VAS LAKSHMI,
NAREGAL PHALGUNI,
KARMARKAR S.M.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1997.d01-117.x
Subject(s) - choanal atresia , medicine , hypoplasia , concomitant , airway , surgery , atresia
Maxillary hypoplasia can pose considerable anaesthetic problems in securing the airway. The presence of concomitant, unsuspected choanal stenosis complicated the anaesthetic management of a 20‐day‐old baby for tarsorrhaphy.