부산대학교 도서관

The patient was female and less than 1-month-old. She began to have sleep apnea on day 11 of life, and a right nasal mass was noted on day 14 of life. On the 19th day of life, she was sedated, and a contrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was done, after which she was intubated because of worsening upper airway obstruction. The lesion was biopsied using a 2-mm bronchial fiber, and the diagnosis of glial heterotopia was confirmed by histopathological examination. Surgery was performed on the 25th day of life. A 1.9-mm endoscope and a 2.9-mm microdebrider were used to resect the lesion. The anterior part of the lesion was solid, but the posterior part was cystic. The patient’s postoperative course was excellent. She was extubated on postoperative day 1 and discharged on postoperative day 6. At one year after surgery, there was no recurrence of upper airway obstruction due to enlargement of the lesion, and no evidence of collateral damage from surgery. Although complete resection of the lesion was not possible due to the location of the lesion, endoscopic nasal surgery preserved the function and improved upper airway obstruction.