- Case Report
- An Autopsy Case of Tracheal Agenesis Type 2
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Hyun Joo Lee, Eun Ae Park, Seung Joo Lee, Mi Jeong Kim, Soon Hee Seong
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(12):1759-1762. Published online December 15, 1996
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Tracheal agenesis is the rare and uniformly lethal anomaly that presents with severe
respiratory distress and aphonia after birth. In this anomaly, the trachea is usually absent and air is reaching the bronchi through a communication with the esophagus. The diagnosis should be suspected in a nowborn infant with respiratory distress whose intubation is difficult.
We report an autopy case of tracheal... |
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