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Prenatal diagnosis of type 1 tracheal agenesis without tracheoesophageal fistula
Author(s) -
Zhou QiChang,
Shi WeiYuan,
Zhang Tong,
Tian LeiQi,
Zeng Shi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00877.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tracheoesophageal fistula , agenesis , autopsy , fistula , prenatal diagnosis , surgery , fetus , anatomy , pregnancy , pathology , biology , genetics
Tracheal agenesis is a rare and uniformly lethal congenital malformation. We recently had the opportunity to diagnose prenatally a case of type I tracheal agenesis without fistula in a 22‐week‐old fetus, in which the hyperechogenicity of the enlarged lungs was associated with ascites, and tracheal dilatation in the lower half. We report the ultrasonographic and autopsy findings and review the literature on this rare condition to contribute to the understanding of type 1 tracheal agenesis without tracheoesophageal fistula.