Tracheal agenesis with multiple congenital anomalies

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Ali, K. | Chandrasekaran, M. | Mukherjee and, S. | Sharief, N.

Affiliations: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Basildon & Thurrock University Foundation Hospital, Basildon, Essex, UK

Note: [] Corresponding author: Dr. K. Ali, Basildon University Hospital, Basildon, Essex, SS16 5NL, UK. Tel.: +44 1268593979; Fax: +44 1268598912; E-mail: Kamal.Ali@btuh.nhs.uk

Abstract: Tracheal agenesis, though seemingly rare and fatal to date, has been reported with increasing frequency. It presents shortly after delivery as severe respiratory distress, absence of audible cry and impossible endotracheal intubation. Attempts to save these children have failed to permit survival although slight prolongation of life was achieved in some. We report a case of tracheal agenesis in a preterm infant associated with other organ malformations. The literature on tracheal agenesis is discussed.

Keywords: Neonatal, tracheal, agenesis

DOI: 10.3233/NPM-2009-0050

Journal: Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 65-67, 2009