Abstract
Congenital posterior choanal atresia is a rare congenital anomaly. Unilateral cases often remain undetected as they do not present any alarming symptoms. Bilateral cases, thought to be incompatible with life, are not always so when the child develops the habit of mouth breathing and thereby can tide over the crisis. Since the condition is rare it is worth recording.
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Lahiri, S.N., Roy, A. & Chatterjee, K.N. Congenital posterior choanal atresia. Indian J Otolaryngol 28, 94–95 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02990591
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02990591