Tracheal Agenesis Reconstruction with External Esophageal Stenting: Postoperative Results and Complications

Abstract

Tracheal agenesis is an extremely rare and typically lethal congenital disorder. Approximately 150 cases have been described since 1900, and very few cases of survival have been reported. We describe tracheal reconstruction with external esophageal stenting in a patient with Floyd’s type II tracheal agenesis. Neither long-term survival nor survival without mechanical ventilation for even a single day has previously been reported in patients with Floyd’s type II tracheal agenesis. The infant in the present case survived for almost a year and breathed without a ventilator for approximately 50 days after airway reconstruction using external supportive stents.

Keywords

• Tracheal agenesis
• External esophageal stenting
• Trachea
• Tracheal surgery
• Congenital anomalies