GRH doctors successfully operate newborn for choanal atresia

Madurai | Sunday | 23rd July, 2017

Summary:

In another case, the doctors removed a portion of a polythene bag, stuck in the left main bronchus of a 14-year-old boy. According to the doctors, the child born in the first week of June at the hospital to a couple from Villapuram had respiratory distress and was diagnosed with bilateral choanal atresia. Two weeks later, the stent was removed, doctors said, adding that subsequent examinations showed the choana to be free of blockage. Foreign bodies removedSimilarly, doctors at the ENT department highlighted that two other endoscopic procedures were done for children to remove the objects they accidentally swallowed. As part of the surgery, the doctors repaired the blockage and a stent was temporarily fixed in the passage..