Congenital high airway obstruction syndrome due to complete tracheal agenesis: An accident of nature with clues for tracheal development and lessons in management

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-97

  Vaikunth, Sachin S ^a   Morris, Lee M ^a   Polzin, William ^d   Gottliebson, William ^b   Lim, Foong Yen ^a   Kline Faith, Beth ^c   Crombleholme, Timothy M ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Division of Cardiology   (United States)

^c Division of Radiology   (United States)

^d GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital high airway obstruction syndrome; Ex utero intrapartum therapy; Tracheal agenesis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; TERBUTALINE;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLUBFOOT; CONGENITAL HIGH AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION SYNDROME; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ENTEROBACTER; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDIASTINITIS; MICROGNATHIA; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYMECTOMY; TRACHEA AGENESIS; TRACHEA DISEASE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; TRACHEA; TRACHEAL DISEASES; TRACHEOSTOMY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 70350764837     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000242454     Document Type: Article

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