J Korean Radiol Soc.  2001 Mar;44(3):389-391. 10.3348/jkrs.2001.44.3.389.

A Pitfall in the Diagnosis of Bilateral Choanal Atresia: A Case Report

• Kim ST
• Lee SK
• Rho EJ
• Oh GY
• Kim JY
• Kim KH
• Han CH
• Ahn YM

• KMID: 2200439
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.2001.44.3.389

Abstract

Choanal atresia is a rare congenital anomaly involving unilateral or bilateral posterior nasal choanal obstruction. Multiple associated anomalies have been described. We describe the case of a 1-month-old boy with bilateral choanal atresia, misdiagnosed after CT as a midline meningocele because the floor of the midline anterior cranial fossa was not ossified and secretion had accumulated in the obstructed posterior nasal choana.

Keyword

Infants, newborn, respiratory system; Nasopharynx, abnormalities Computed tomography (CT); Magnetic resonance (MR)

MeSH Terms

Choanal Atresia*
Cranial Fossa, Anterior
Diagnosis*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Meningocele