Tracheal agenesis: CT diagnosis

Tracheal agenesis is an exceptional congenital malformation of the airway with fatal consequences. A case of a newborn infant presenting with respiratory distress is reported. Laryngoscopy and helical CT of the airway confirmed the diagnosis of tracheal agenesis with tracheo-esophageal fistula and l...

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Published inJournal de radiologie Vol. 85; no. 7-8; pp. 1064 - 1066
Main Authors Chaumoître, K, Vialet, R, Merrot, T, Amous, Z, Panuel, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 01.07.2004
Subjects
Abnormalities, Multiple - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Larynx - abnormalities
Male
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn - etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Trachea - abnormalities
Tracheoesophageal Fistula - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:Tracheal agenesis is an exceptional congenital malformation of the airway with fatal consequences. A case of a newborn infant presenting with respiratory distress is reported. Laryngoscopy and helical CT of the airway confirmed the diagnosis of tracheal agenesis with tracheo-esophageal fistula and laryngeal agenesis.
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ISSN:0221-0363