Tracheomalacia Associated with Esophageal Atresia: A case report.
- Author:
Seung Hwan SONG
1
;
Si Chan SUNG
;
Yun Hee CHANG
;
Chang Hun LEE
;
Dong Hoon SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea. scsung21@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tracheal surgery;
Esophageal atresia
- MeSH:
Cardiopulmonary Bypass;
Cartilage;
Constriction, Pathologic;
Dyspnea;
Esophageal Atresia*;
Humans;
Infant;
Male;
Respiratory Sounds;
Thorax;
Trachea;
Tracheomalacia*
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2006;39(8):643-647
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Congenital tracheomalacia associated esophageal atresia is a rare foregut anomaly. We report a case of 40-day old male infant with tracheomalacia who has undergone repair of esophageal atresia at his age of 1 day. The patient had progressive dyspnea and stridor after repair of esophageal atresia. His 3-dimensional chest computed tomography showed severe stenosis at the middle of trachea. We underwent resection and end-to-end anastomosis under cardiopulmonary bypass. Histologic examination revealed esophageal tissues indicating congenital origin as well as no cartilage.
