Congenital airway abnormalities in neonates.
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.
Sarkar
Nupur
N
Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
Agarwal
Ramesh
R
Das
Anup Kumar
AK
Atri
Surinder
S
Aggarwal
Rajiv
R
Deorari
Ashok K
AK
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*