Pediatric Nasal Obstruction

Matthew M Smith; Stacey L Ishman

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2018.05.005

Pediatric Nasal Obstruction

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2018 Oct;51(5):971-985. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2018.05.005. Epub 2018 Jul 19.

Authors

Matthew M Smith¹, Stacey L Ishman²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 2018, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
² Department of Otolaryngology, Upper Airway Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 2018, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Upper Airway Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 2018, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA. Electronic address: Stacey.Ishman@cchmc.org.

PMID: 30031550
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2018.05.005

Abstract

Nasal obstruction is one of the most common problems seen by pediatric otolaryngologists. Prompt treatment of nasal obstruction can be critical in newborns and infants because of their obligatory nasal breathing. Older children will typically have more inflammatory, infectious, or traumatic causes of nasal obstruction. Nasal obstruction can lead to a significant decrease in the quality of life in children along with an increase health care expenditures.

Keywords: Choanal atresia; Juvenile angiofibroma; Nasal obstruction; Pyriform aperture stenosis; Rhinitis; Rhinosinusitis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Angiofibroma / complications
Child
Choanal Atresia / complications
Constriction, Pathologic
Diagnosis, Differential
Endoscopy
Foreign Bodies / complications
Health Expenditures
Humans
Nasal Obstruction / diagnostic imaging*
Nasal Obstruction / etiology*
Nose / pathology*
Pediatrics*
Quality of Life
Rhinitis, Allergic / complications
Tomography, X-Ray Computed