Congenital nasal cavity stenosis in children with craniosyntosis: A report of 4 rare cases

Publication date: Available online 25 October 2016
Source:Auris Nasus Larynx
Author(s): Yew Toong Liew, Siew Shuin Soo, Anna Marie Nathan, Anura Michelle Manuel
Congenital bony nasal stenosis (CBNS) is a very rare but life-threatening cause of airway obstruction in neonates and infants. This review aims to assess the presentation and early airway management of 4 new cases of craniosynostosis with bilateral nasal cavity stenosis. Patients were treated with endoscopic endonasal widening of the nasal cavity and stenting. All patients were extubated well post-operatively with resolution of symptoms. They remained asymptomatic with stents in situ for at least 6 months with no complications reported.Minimally invasive endoscopic endonasal widening of the nasal cavity with stenting is an effective and safe way of addressing nasal cavity stenosis.



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