Cardiovascular Malformations Associated With Choanal Atresia

Congenital tracheal stenosis in Pfeiffer syndrome

“…We describe an infant with Pfeiffer syndrome (acrocephalosyndactyly type V) and congenital tracheal stenosis. Although nasopharyngeal narrowing and choanal stenosis and atresia are reported in Apert, Crouzon (Greenwood & Deddish 1977, Peterson-Falzone et al 1981 and Pfeiffer syndrom,: (Smith 1982), only one case of solid cartilaginous trachea has been reported in the literature (Devine et al 1984). Devine described a child with Crouzon syndrome who continued to have respiratory distress despite surgical repair of choanal stenosis.…”