A Case of Tracheal Agenesis with Tracheoesphageal Fistula.
- Author:
In Kyung SUNG
;
Chung Sik CHUN
;
Sung Hoon CHO
;
So Young KIM
;
Sa Jin KIM
;
Won Bae LEE
;
Hyun KIM
;
Young Sil KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tracheal agenesis;
Carinoesophageal fistula
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Fistula*;
Humans;
Infant, Newborn;
Intubation;
Male;
Masks;
Parturition;
Tracheostomy
- From:Korean Journal of Perinatology
1998;9(3):320-324
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tracheal agenesis with bronchoesophageal fistula should be suspected in any newborn who is cyanotic at birth, has an absent cry, and cannot be intubated but shows some improvement when ventilated by bag and mask. It is important to make the diagnosis as soon as possible because esophageal intubation or a distal tracheostomy may be the only method to provide an airway while other measures and/or diagnostic confirmation are being sought. We experienced a case of complete tracheal agenesis with carinoesophageal fistula, cloacal anomalies in a male neonate.
