title: Congenital airway abnormalities in neonates.
abstract: Airway malformations such as laryngeal atresia, tracheal agenesis and subglottic stenosis are rare and present at birth with significant respiratory distress with or without stridor. There may be an initial improvement on bag and mask ventilation. Repeated attempts at intubation are met with failure. The related embryology and clinical aspect of airway malformations have been discussed. The prognosis in tracheal agenesis is universally fatal but cases with laryngeal atresia and subglottic stenosis may be saved with prompt tracheostomy and later surgical reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Nupur
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Anup Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Surinder
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Atri
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: Ashok K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Deorari
mesh_terms: D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000002:abnormalities; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D007830:Larynx / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities*