Do babies with choanal atresia have other abnormalities?

Do babies with choanal atresia have other abnormalities?

Approximately one-half of babies with choanal atresia are born with other abnormalities. CHARGE syndrome is the most common anomaly associated with choanal atresia. CHARGE is an acronym that stands for coloboma (a congenital eye condition that can impair vision), heart defects, atresia choanal (another term for choanal atresia), growth retardation, genital abnormalities and ear abnormalities. CHARGE syndrome causes a variety of symptoms, and each individual can be affected differently. Other choanal atresia associate syndromes include Crouzon, Pfeiffer, Antley-Bixler, Marshall-Smith, Schinzel-Giedion and Treacher Collins Syndrome.