A Case of Congenital Laryngeal Atresia with Single Umbilical Artery Who Required a Tracheotomy.
- Author:
Ho Sung WI
1
;
Hey Sung BAEK
;
Jae Won OH
;
Myung Kul YUM
;
Yong Joo KIM
;
Soo Jee MOON
;
Kyung TAE
;
Chang Ryul KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. crkim@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Congenital laryngeal atresia;
Tracheotomy;
Cyanosis
- MeSH:
Airway Obstruction;
Cyanosis;
Dyspnea;
Humans;
Infant, Newborn;
Intubation;
Parturition;
Single Umbilical Artery*;
Tracheotomy*;
Ventilators, Mechanical
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2005;48(5):557-560
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Congenital laryngeal atresia is a rare cause of airway obstruction that is almost always lethal within a few minutes after birth. Therefore congenital laryngeal atresia should be diagnosed in the prenatal period. If not, it should be considered in newborn infant with life-threatening symptoms at birth such as cyanosis and dyspnea that need emergent procedures like a tracheotomy. We report a case of congenital laryngeal atresia with single umbilical artery diagnosed in a one-day-old neonate who required a tracheotomy and ventilator care after intubation failure.
