Failed resuscitation of a newborn due to congenital tracheal agenesis: a case report

Tracheal agenesis is a rare congenital condition. It usually presents as an unexpected emergency during resuscitation of a newborn in the delivery room. The condition is almost always fatal in the resuscitation phase, but also when the neonate survives the long term prognosis remains poor. We presen...

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Autores principales: Dijkman, Koen P, Andriessen, Peter, van Lijnschoten, Gesina, Halbertsma, Feico J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cases Network Ltd 2009
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2740092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19829934
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-7212
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Sumario:Tracheal agenesis is a rare congenital condition. It usually presents as an unexpected emergency during resuscitation of a newborn in the delivery room. The condition is almost always fatal in the resuscitation phase, but also when the neonate survives the long term prognosis remains poor. We present a case of tracheal agenesis, discuss its presenting symptoms and possibilities for antenatal diagnosis and review the therapeutic options.

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