title: Tracheal agenesis type B: further evidence to a lethal congenital tracheal malformation.
abstract: Tracheal agenesis is an extremely rare, typically fatal congenital tracheal malformation. Lack of prenatal symptoms and emergent presentation usually lead to a failure to arrive at the correct diagnosis and manage the airway properly before the onset of irreversible cerebral anoxia. We report the case history of an infant born with immediate respiratory failure who was diagnosed with tracheal agenesis. The clinical presentation, embryology, classification, and surgical management are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. akshay_pratap2000@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Akshay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pratap
authors.forename: Gauri Shankar
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: Bal Krishna
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Bhattarai
authors.forename: Rohit Prasad
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: Ajit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nepal
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bajracharya
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Shailesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adhikary
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000151:congenital*