| Literature DB >> 22359712 |
Juma Al-Kaabi1, Saeed Ahmed, Azhar Rizvi, Ikram Burney.
Abstract
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.Entities:
Keywords: Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis; Neonates
Year: 2008 PMID: 22359712 PMCID: PMC3282323
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oman Med J ISSN: 1999-768X