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Choanal Atresia

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Definition: A congenital abnormality that is characterized by a blocked CHOANAE, the opening between the nose and the NASOPHARYNX. Blockage can be unilateral or bilateral; bony or membranous.      Other names Atresia, Choanal; Choanal Atresias; Atresias, Choanal
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Arhinia, choanal atresia, and microphthalmia  0   *Choanal Atresia *Microphthalmos Nose/abnormalities.
Burn-Mckeown syndrome  0   *Choanal Atresia *Deafness/congenital *Heart Defects, Congenital *Facies.
Goldblatt Viljoen syndrome  0   *Choanal Atresia *Esotropia/congenital Radius/abnormalities.
Aplasia cutis congenita of limbs recessive  0   *Choanal Atresia *Ectodermal Dysplasia.
Radial ray hypoplasia choanal atresia  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Choanal Atresia Radius/abnormalities. Am J Med Genet. 1987;28(3):647-54

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