Tracheal agenesis with bronchoesophageal fistulas--a case report.
Although tracheal agenesis is presently considered to be a rare and fatal anomaly, an increasing number of institutions have been reporting such cases. Reported herein, is a clinical and necropsy report of a premature infant whose tracheal agenesis was associated with broncho-esophageal fistulas and an imperforate anus. Accidental esophageal intubation enabled a perineal anoplasty to be performed under general anesthesia and allowed him to survive for 14 days.
Nakada
K
K
Third Department of Surgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.
Kitagawa
H
H
Enami
T
T
Yamate
N
N
Tsukada
K
K
Seki
I
I
D001006:Anus, Imperforate / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities*