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Clinically, CNPS shows unspecific symptoms of nasal airway obstruction such as apnoic crisis, episodic cyanosis and inability to nurse. The purpose of this report is to present author's experience in the surgical management of this rare pathology in 3 patients.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Patients and Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Three cases of congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis were reviewed for presentation of the disorder, management and effectiveness of the surgical treatment.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>All the patients underwent a surgical correction of the pyriform aperture stenosis using a sublabial approach followed by nasal stenting. During the follow-up no cases of restenosis, respiratory failure or cyanosis were detected.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Congenital pyriform aperture stenosis should be suspected in newborns with clinical signs of severe nasal obstruction associated with a difficulty to pass a small catheter though the anterior nasal valve. Timely recognition is mandatory to prevent a potential deadly outcome. Surgical correction of the stenosis though a sublabial approach followed by a nasal stenting revealed to be most effective treatment for these patients.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/1824-7288-38-28","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,2,15]],"date-time":"2013-02-15T13:14:59Z","timestamp":1360934099000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":35,"title":["Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis: diagnosis and management"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"38","author":[{"given":"Enrico","family":"Sesenna","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Massimiliano","family":"Leporati","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bruno","family":"Brevi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gabriele","family":"Oretti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Andrea","family":"Ferri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2012,6,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"265_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"86","DOI":"10.1288\/00005537-198901000-00016","volume":"99","author":"OE Brown","year":"1989","unstructured":"Brown OE, Myer CM, Manning SC: Congenital Nasal pyriform aperture stenosis. 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