Mateja Pfeifer, Helga Rehder, Maria Gerykova Bujalkova, Christine Bartsch, Barbara Fritz, Cordula Knopp, Björn Beckers, Frank Dohle, Matthias Meyer-Wittkopf, Roland Axt-Fliedner, Alexander V Beribisky, Manuel Hofer, Franco Laccone, Katharina Schoner
BACKGROUND: In this study we aimed to describe the morphological and pathogenetic differences between tracheal agenesis and tracheal atresia, which are not clearly distinguished from each other in the literature, and to contribute thereby to the understanding and management of these conditions. Both tracheal agenesis and tracheal atresia represent rare disorders of still unknown aetiology that cannot be detected by prenatal ultrasound. If the affected foetuses survive until birth these conditions result in respiratory failure and in futile attempts to rescue the infant's life...
March 12, 2024: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases