Bilateral Choanal Stenosis Required Surgical Intervention in a Premature Infant Secondary to Nasal Cpap

Sevim Unal, Deniz Gönülal, Fatih Alper Akcan and Didem Aliefendioğlu

Department of Neonatology, Ankara Children’s Hematology Oncology Research Hospital, Turkey
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara Children’s Hematology Oncology Research Hospital, Turkey
Department of Pediatrics, Kirikkale University School of Medicine, Turkey

^*Correspondance to: Sevim Unal 

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Abstract:

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is defined as "The least harmful way to keep the alveoli open and provide adequate gas exchange" in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), thus there has been increased use of CPAP. However, the use of prolonged nasal CPAP (nCPAP), in the premature and especially extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants might cause serious nasal trauma such as columella and nasal septum necrosis. Herein, we presented an ELBW infant developed bilateral choanal stenosis secondary to prolonged implementation of nCPAP and required surgical intervention.

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Cite the Article:

Unal S, Gönülal D, Akcan FA, Aliefendioğlu D. Bilateral Choanal Stenosis Requ?red Surgical Intervention in a Premature Infant Secondary to Nasal Cpap. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2016; 1: 1179.