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Bilateral choanal atresia and paranasal sinus hypoplasia in an adult patient with hypogammaglobulinaemia

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We present an unusual case of a young female patient presenting with bilateral choanal atresia, which was probably acquired, associated with nasal and paranasal sinus hypoplasia and hypogammaglobulinaemia.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK

    Hamid El-Sawy & M. Azher Siddiq

  2. Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK

    Aubu Anbarasu

  3. 72 Launceston Road, Walsall, West Midlands, WS5 3EE, UK

    M. Azher Siddiq

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El-Sawy, H., Siddiq, M.A. & Anbarasu, A. Bilateral choanal atresia and paranasal sinus hypoplasia in an adult patient with hypogammaglobulinaemia. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 263, 1136–1138 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-006-0108-9

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