title: Tracheal agenesis: two case reports.
abstract: Tracheal agenesis is a rare and uniformly lethal congenital malformation. It presents with severe respiratory distress at birth. In this anomaly there is a congenital absence of the trachea and the bronchus communicates with the esophagus. The diagnosis should be suspected in newborn infant with respiratory distress whose intubation is impossible. This report describes our experience in two such cases.
authors.affiliation: St. Stephens Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology & head and Neck Surgery, G-10, Navbharat Appartments, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi, India. salilbhavna@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Salil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: Sharat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Latta
authors.forename: Mohit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sahni
authors.forename: Nirmal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities*