TY - JOUR
T1 - Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis: first case report in oman.
T2 - First case report in Oman
AU - AL-Futaisi, Amna
AU - Purathu, Hashim
AU - Sankhla, Dilip
AU - Al-Abri, Rashid
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2008, Oman Medical Specialty Board. All rights reserved.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis (CNPAS) is a recently defined clinical entity that causes airway obstruction in the neonate as a result of narrowing of the nasal pyriform aperture. The pyriform aperture is the narrowest, most anterior portion of the nasal airway, and a slight decrease in its cross sectional area will significantly increase the nasal airway resistance. This entity should be kept in the differential diagnosis of any neonate or infant with signs and symptoms of upper air way obstruction. The CNPAS presents with symptoms of nasal airway obstruction, which are often characterized by episodic apnea and cyclic cynosis.
AB - Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis (CNPAS) is a recently defined clinical entity that causes airway obstruction in the neonate as a result of narrowing of the nasal pyriform aperture. The pyriform aperture is the narrowest, most anterior portion of the nasal airway, and a slight decrease in its cross sectional area will significantly increase the nasal airway resistance. This entity should be kept in the differential diagnosis of any neonate or infant with signs and symptoms of upper air way obstruction. The CNPAS presents with symptoms of nasal airway obstruction, which are often characterized by episodic apnea and cyclic cynosis.
KW - Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis
KW - Neonates
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M3 - Article
SN - 1999-768X
VL - 23
SP - 192
EP - 194
JO - Oman Medical Journal
JF - Oman Medical Journal
IS - 3
ER -