Tracheal agenesis: two case reports.

Salil Agarwal; Susan John; Sharat Latta; Mohit Sahni; Nirmal Kumar

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.08.023

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Tracheal agenesis: two case reports.

Salil Agarwal·Susan John·Sharat Latta·Mohit Sahni·Nirmal Kumar

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Tracheal agenesis is a rare and uniformly lethal congenital malformation. It presents with severe respiratory distress at birth. In this anomaly there is a congenital absence of the trachea and the bronchus communicates with the esophagus. The diagnosis should be suspected in newborn infant with respiratory distress whose intubation is impossible. This report describes our experience in two such cases.

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Salil Agarwal, Susan John, Sharat Latta, Mohit Sahni, Nirmal Kumar. 2005-09-28. Tracheal agenesis: two case reports.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.08.023

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