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12707198

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-4-22
pubmed:abstractText
The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is common among patients with chronic, long-standing nasal disease. Complications resulting from inappropriate CAM practices are sometimes reported, but serious complications such as choanal atresia and stenosis are rare. We report a case of choanal atresia and stenosis due to herbal drug (ie, chemical) cauterization of the nasal cavity in a 39-year-old man. We reviewed the literature on why patients previously given conventional treatment seek alternative therapies. The patient underwent surgical intervention to relieve choanal atresia and stenosis. The postoperative course was unremarkable, and follow-up for 1 year revealed no evidence of restenosis. Choanal atresia and stenosis resulting from CAM treatment are rare. Otolaryngologists should be aware of possible complications occurring in patients receiving such treatments.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0886-4470
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
129
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
475-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-3-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Choanal atresia: an unusual serious complication of complementary and alternative medical treatment.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, and National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports