title: Tracheal agenesis: evaluation by helical computed tomography.
abstract: We present a newborn infant with type II tracheal agenesis. Helical CT was performed and confirmed the diagnosis. Retrospective coronal and sagittal multiplanar reconstructions clearly demonstrated the complex anatomy of the malformation. The absence of a significant portion of healthy trachea did not present any possibility for surgical correction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Paediatric Surgery, University of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pumberger
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Metz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Birnbacher
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hörmann
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*