Tracheal agenesis as a rare cause of difficult intubation in a newborn with respiratory distress: a case report

Introduction: Tracheal agenesis is a very rare congenital airway anomaly. It may pose a great challenge to the first attending physician both in diagnosis and in establishing the airway during the first day of life. Case presentation: We report a newborn Malay baby boy with trachea agenesis (typ...

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Main Authors: Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee, Abdullah, Kahairi, Mokhtar, Lukman, Fadzil, Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2009
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/1023/
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