Management of choanal atresia in CHARGE association patients: A retrospective review

To stent or not to stent? A meta‐analysis of endonasal congenital bilateral choanal atresia repair

“…The remaining 84 full‐text articles were reviewed in their entirety. Fifteen studies (n = 215 patients) satisfied the inclusion criteria and were included in the analysis . Four studies compared outcomes for patients who were stented postoperatively versus those who were not stented .…”

“…Four studies compared outcomes for patients who were stented postoperatively versus those who were not stented . Thirteen studies reported outcomes on patients who were stented; six studies reported outcomes on patients who were not stented . OCEBM levels of evidence varied from level 3 (one study) to 4 (14 studies) .…”

“…Thirteen studies (n = 173 patients; Fig. ) included patients who were stented; the weighted pooled proportion of successful surgery was 65% (95% confidence interval [CI], 49–79%) . Six studies (n = 42) evaluated patients who were not stented; the weighted pooled proportion of successful surgery was 64% (95% CI, 42–84%).…”

“…The mean duration of stenting ranged from 2 days to 16 weeks . We considered a stent duration of 7 days or less as short‐term stenting versus stenting for longer than 7 days as long‐term stenting.…”

“…Patients with CHARGE syndrome were included in six studies . The majority of studies did not report outcomes separately for those with CHARGE syndrome .…”