Recovery of cyanosis after esophageal intubation in a neonate with tracheal agenesis: a case report

Background. Tracheal agenesis (TA) is a rare congenital defect that consists of a complete or partial absence of the trachea below the larynx, with or without tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF). It is a severe congenital defect with a very high mortality rate. The recommended surgical approach i...

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Main Authors: Hasan Tolga Çelik, Mustafa Şenol Akın, Davut Bozkaya, Emel Şule Yalçın, Ahmet Emre Süslü, Mithat Haliloğlu, Kadri Şafak Güçer, Murat Yurdakök
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Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2022-08-01
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author Hasan Tolga Çelik
Mustafa Şenol Akın
Davut Bozkaya
Emel Şule Yalçın
Ahmet Emre Süslü
Mithat Haliloğlu
Kadri Şafak Güçer
Murat Yurdakök
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Mustafa Şenol Akın
Davut Bozkaya
Emel Şule Yalçın
Ahmet Emre Süslü
Mithat Haliloğlu
Kadri Şafak Güçer
Murat Yurdakök
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description Background. Tracheal agenesis (TA) is a rare congenital defect that consists of a complete or partial absence of the trachea below the larynx, with or without tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF). It is a severe congenital defect with a very high mortality rate. The recommended surgical approach is esophageal ligation and gastrostomy. Despite the progress in reconstructive surgical techniques, the outcome of the anomaly is still very poor. We described a case of TA with a TEF in a female newborn with a hemivertebra, single ventricle, single atrioventricular valve, single atrium, and cardiac left isomerization. Case. The patient, who was born at 37 weeks of age, was diagnosed with imaging methods, as the cyanosis did not improve despite being intubated many times in the delivery room; the cyanosis improved after esophageal intubation. Despite all life support treatment, the patient died on the fourth day of life. At autopsy, tracheal agenesis was diagnosed. Conclusions. In newborns who cannot be intubated in the delivery room or whose lungs cannot be ventilated despite being intubated and whose cyanosis cannot be corrected, tracheal agenesis should be considered and ventilation with esophageal intubation should also be tried.
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spelling doaj-art-340cfe082db143068c53c5f14f059a862025-08-20T02:01:46ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212022-08-0164410.24953/turkjped.2018.1637Recovery of cyanosis after esophageal intubation in a neonate with tracheal agenesis: a case reportHasan Tolga Çelik0Mustafa Şenol Akın1Davut Bozkaya2Emel Şule Yalçın3Ahmet Emre Süslü4Mithat Haliloğlu5Kadri Şafak Güçer6Murat Yurdakök7Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Departments of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.Departments of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Departments of Radiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Departments of Pathology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. Background. Tracheal agenesis (TA) is a rare congenital defect that consists of a complete or partial absence of the trachea below the larynx, with or without tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF). It is a severe congenital defect with a very high mortality rate. The recommended surgical approach is esophageal ligation and gastrostomy. Despite the progress in reconstructive surgical techniques, the outcome of the anomaly is still very poor. We described a case of TA with a TEF in a female newborn with a hemivertebra, single ventricle, single atrioventricular valve, single atrium, and cardiac left isomerization. Case. The patient, who was born at 37 weeks of age, was diagnosed with imaging methods, as the cyanosis did not improve despite being intubated many times in the delivery room; the cyanosis improved after esophageal intubation. Despite all life support treatment, the patient died on the fourth day of life. At autopsy, tracheal agenesis was diagnosed. Conclusions. In newborns who cannot be intubated in the delivery room or whose lungs cannot be ventilated despite being intubated and whose cyanosis cannot be corrected, tracheal agenesis should be considered and ventilation with esophageal intubation should also be tried. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/209heterotaxynewborntracheal agenesis
spellingShingle Hasan Tolga Çelik
Mustafa Şenol Akın
Davut Bozkaya
Emel Şule Yalçın
Ahmet Emre Süslü
Mithat Haliloğlu
Kadri Şafak Güçer
Murat Yurdakök
Recovery of cyanosis after esophageal intubation in a neonate with tracheal agenesis: a case report
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
heterotaxy
newborn
tracheal agenesis
title Recovery of cyanosis after esophageal intubation in a neonate with tracheal agenesis: a case report
title_full Recovery of cyanosis after esophageal intubation in a neonate with tracheal agenesis: a case report
title_fullStr Recovery of cyanosis after esophageal intubation in a neonate with tracheal agenesis: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Recovery of cyanosis after esophageal intubation in a neonate with tracheal agenesis: a case report
title_short Recovery of cyanosis after esophageal intubation in a neonate with tracheal agenesis: a case report
title_sort recovery of cyanosis after esophageal intubation in a neonate with tracheal agenesis a case report
topic heterotaxy
newborn
tracheal agenesis
url https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/209
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