%0 Journal Article
%T Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis: diagnosis and management
%A Enrico Sesenna
%A Massimiliano Leporati
%A Bruno Brevi
%A Gabriele Oretti
%A Andrea Ferri
%J Italian Journal of Pediatrics
%D 2012
%I BioMed Central
%R 10.1186/1824-7288-38-28
%X Three cases of congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis were reviewed for presentation of the disorder, management and effectiveness of the surgical treatment.All the patients underwent a surgical correction of the pyriform aperture stenosis using a sublabial approach followed by nasal stenting. During the follow-up no cases of restenosis, respiratory failure or cyanosis were detected.Congenital pyriform aperture stenosis should be suspected in newborns with clinical signs of severe nasal obstruction associated with a difficulty to pass a small catheter though the anterior nasal valve. Timely recognition is mandatory to prevent a potential deadly outcome. Surgical correction of the stenosis though a sublabial approach followed by a nasal stenting revealed to be most effective treatment for these patients.
%K Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis
%K Sublabial approach
%K Newborns respiratory distress
%U http://www.ijponline.net/content/38/1/28/abstract