tracheal agenesis
MONDO:0018058Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names tracheal agenesis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Tracheal agenesis (TA) is a rare congenital malformation in which the trachea may be completely absent (agenesis), or partially in place but underdeveloped (atresia). In both cases, proximal-distal communication between the larynx and the alveoli of the lungs is lacking.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0018058), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
5 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Abnormal cardiac septum morphologyHPOHP:0001671
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Aplasia/Hypoplasia of the lungsHPOHP:0006703
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- PolyhydramniosHPOHP:0001561
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Respiratory insufficiencyHPOHP:0002093
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Tracheal atresiaHPOHP:0100682
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
Where it sits
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: tracheal agenesis
- Also called
- congenital absence of tracheatracheal absence