Congenital choanal atresia has been recognized for over 200 years, first described by Roederer in 1775 (Lantz and Brick, Laryngoscope 91, 1981, 1626. Samuel and Fernandes. Laryngoscope 95, 1985, 326). This condition is unconunon, occurring in approximately 1 in 7000 live births. Unfortunately, a single ideal procedure for this condition does not exist. Stankiewicz is credited with the first des...

The development of less expensive, smaller, and more reliable video cameras has revolutionized the design of laryngoscopes and the process of endotracheal intubation. The term video laryngoscopy defines a broad range of devices, distinct from fiberoptic bronchoscopes, in which a video camera is used in place of line-of-sight visualization to accomplish endotracheal intubation. Over a dozen lary...

Corresponding author: Jin-Kyoung Kim, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50, Ilwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Korea. Tel: 82-2-3410-2477, Fax: 82-2-3410-6626, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial L...