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Tracheal Agenesis : A Case Report
Kiatchoosakun P 
,
Jirapradittha J ,
Taksaphan S ,
Teeratakulpisarn J ,
Nitinavakarn B ,
Tantisirin C
,
Jirapradittha J ,
Taksaphan S ,
Teeratakulpisarn J ,
Nitinavakarn B ,
Tantisirin C JUNY A JIRAPRADITTHA, MD*,
JAMAREE TEERATAKULPISARN, MD*,
CHERDCHAI TANTISIRIN, MD***
Tracheal agenesis is a rare congenital anomaly and typically has fatal consequences. Asso-
ciated congenital malformations are present in 90 per cent of cases, most frequently affecting the
cardiovascular or gastrointestinal systems and the genitourinary tract. Affected infants lack prenatal
symptoms and usually present with severe respiratory distress, absence of audible crying and difficult
or impossible endotracheal intubation, leading to failed airway management and irreversible cerebral
hypoxia. The authors report an infant with tracheal agenesis who presented with respiratory failure
after birth. The clinical features, embryology and classification schemes are presented in the hope of
increasing awareness, thus making earlier diagnosis possible and thereby improving survival.
Key word
: Tracheal Agenesis, Congenital Malformation
JAMAREE TEERATAKULPISARN, MD*,
CHERDCHAI TANTISIRIN, MD***
Tracheal agenesis is a rare congenital anomaly and typically has fatal consequences. Asso-
ciated congenital malformations are present in 90 per cent of cases, most frequently affecting the
cardiovascular or gastrointestinal systems and the genitourinary tract. Affected infants lack prenatal
symptoms and usually present with severe respiratory distress, absence of audible crying and difficult
or impossible endotracheal intubation, leading to failed airway management and irreversible cerebral
hypoxia. The authors report an infant with tracheal agenesis who presented with respiratory failure
after birth. The clinical features, embryology and classification schemes are presented in the hope of
increasing awareness, thus making earlier diagnosis possible and thereby improving survival.
Key word
: Tracheal Agenesis, Congenital Malformation
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