Nakada K, Kitagawa H, Enami T, Yamate N, Tsukada K, Seki I
Third Department of Surgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.
Jpn J Surg. 1989 Jul;19(4):494-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02471635.
Although tracheal agenesis is presently considered to be a rare and fatal anomaly, an increasing number of institutions have been reporting such cases. Reported herein, is a clinical and necropsy report of a premature infant whose tracheal agenesis was associated with broncho-esophageal fistulas and an imperforate anus. Accidental esophageal intubation enabled a perineal anoplasty to be performed under general anesthesia and allowed him to survive for 14 days.