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Tracheal agenesis: evaluation by helical computed tomography

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We present a newborn infant with type II tracheal agenesis. Helical CT was performed and confirmed the diagnosis. Retrospective coronal and sagittal multiplanar reconstructions clearly demonstrated the complex anatomy of the malformation. The absence of a significant portion of healthy trachea did not present any possibility for surgical correction.

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  1. Division of Paediatric Surgery, University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18–20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria, , , , , , AT

    W. Pumberger

  2. Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, , , , , , AT

    V. Metz & M. Hörmann

  3. Department of Neonatal Intensive Care, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, , , , , , AT

    R. Birnbacher

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Received: 9 September 1999/Accepted: 24 September 1999

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Pumberger, W., Metz, V., Birnbacher, R. et al. Tracheal agenesis: evaluation by helical computed tomography. Pediatric Radiology 30, 200–203 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470050046

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