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
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Subjects:	RF Otorhinolaryngology
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spelling	iium-10232016-10-20T07:23:52Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/1023/ Tracheal agenesis as a rare cause of difficult intubation in a newborn with respiratory distress: a case report Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee Abdullah, Kahairi Mokhtar, Lukman Fadzil, Ahmad RF Otorhinolaryngology 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 (type III by Floyd's classification) who presented with severe respiratory distress immediately after birth. Clinical diagnosis in this case was not straightforward, as it started with difficulty in intubation followed by an unsuccessful emergency tracheostomy in the neonatal intensive care unit. Urgent surgical neck exploration with endoscopic examination in the general operating theatre revealed the final diagnosis. The authors present a short description of the embryopathology and diagnostic criteria of the abnormality. Conclusion: We hope this case presentation will be valuable in increasing the awareness of physicians about this rare cause of tracheal obstruction or difficult intubation. BioMed Central 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/1023/1/Tracheal_agenesis_as_a_rare_cause_of_difficult_intubation_in_a_newborn_with_respiratory_distress.pdf Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee and Abdullah, Kahairi and Mokhtar, Lukman and Fadzil, Ahmad (2009) Tracheal agenesis as a rare cause of difficult intubation in a newborn with respiratory distress: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports, 3. 105-(3). ISSN 1752-1947 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/3/1/105 10.1186/1752-1947-3-105
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spellingShingle	RF Otorhinolaryngology Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee Abdullah, Kahairi Mokhtar, Lukman Fadzil, Ahmad Tracheal agenesis as a rare cause of difficult intubation in a newborn with respiratory distress: a case report
description	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 (type III by Floyd's classification) who presented with severe respiratory distress immediately after birth. Clinical diagnosis in this case was not straightforward, as it started with difficulty in intubation followed by an unsuccessful emergency tracheostomy in the neonatal intensive care unit. Urgent surgical neck exploration with endoscopic examination in the general operating theatre revealed the final diagnosis. The authors present a short description of the embryopathology and diagnostic criteria of the abnormality. Conclusion: We hope this case presentation will be valuable in increasing the awareness of physicians about this rare cause of tracheal obstruction or difficult intubation.
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author	Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee Abdullah, Kahairi Mokhtar, Lukman Fadzil, Ahmad
author_facet	Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee Abdullah, Kahairi Mokhtar, Lukman Fadzil, Ahmad
author_sort	Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee
title	Tracheal agenesis as a rare cause of difficult intubation in a newborn with respiratory distress: a case report
title_short	Tracheal agenesis as a rare cause of difficult intubation in a newborn with respiratory distress: a case report
title_full	Tracheal agenesis as a rare cause of difficult intubation in a newborn with respiratory distress: a case report
title_fullStr	Tracheal agenesis as a rare cause of difficult intubation in a newborn with respiratory distress: a case report
title_full_unstemmed	Tracheal agenesis as a rare cause of difficult intubation in a newborn with respiratory distress: a case report
title_sort	tracheal agenesis as a rare cause of difficult intubation in a newborn with respiratory distress: a case report
publisher	BioMed Central
publishDate	2009
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Tracheal agenesis as a rare cause of difficult intubation in a newborn with respiratory distress: a case report

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