Respiratory distress secondary to nasopharyngeal glial heterotopia.
Eur J Pediatr Surg
; 18(2): 117-8, 2008 Apr.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18437657
ABSTRACT
Nasal glial heterotopia (nasal glioma) is a rare congenital malformation of neural origin. We present a newborn baby with life-threatening respiratory distress secondary to nasopharyngeal glial heterotopia that obstructed the nasopharyngeal or nasal airway. A high degree of suspicion, early diagnosis and surgical management are essential to cure this rare and potentially life-threatening disorder.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
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Nasal Obstruction
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Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms
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Glioma
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Newborn
Language:
En
Journal:
Eur J Pediatr Surg
Journal subject:
PEDIATRIA
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Finlandia