Repair of choanal atresia and oro-nasal fistula in one sitting.

A seven month-old girl with bilateral choanal atresia presented to our institution with oro-nasal fistula secondary to a previous atresia repair. Examination revealed obstruction of both choanae and the presence of a fistula located in the hard palate. Endoscopic repair of the atresia and a two-layer closure of the fistula were carried out in one sitting.

Nasal encephalocele: endoscopic excision with anesthetic consideration.

Objective: Nasal encephalocele may presents as a nasal mass, its treatment is surgical and it should be done early in life. When removal is indicated, there are multiple surgical approaches; including lateral rhinotomy, a transnasal approach and a coronal flap approach. However, the treatment of a basal intranasal encephalocele using transnasal endoscopic approach could obviates the possible morbidity associated with other approaches.

Nodular fasciitis of the external auditory canal in six Egyptian children.

Objective: Nodular fasciitis of external auditory canal may mimic a malignant tumor due to its progressive course, so it was the aim of this study to focus on a new etiology for aural masses to avoid unnecessary aggressive treatment.

Study Design: Retrospective study on six children presented with aural masses that were diagnosed pathologically to have nodular fasciitis.

Methods: Presentation of the cases clinically, radiologically and pathologically was carried out.