Giant pulmonary bulla causing respiratory compromise in a very low-birthweight infant.

Autor: Shinohara T; Department of Neonatology Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi Japan., Hasebe Y; Department of Pediatrics University of Yamanashi Faculty of Medicine Graduate School of Medicine Yamanashi Japan., Watanabe D; Department of Pediatrics University of Yamanashi Faculty of Medicine Graduate School of Medicine Yamanashi Japan., Sakurayama T; Department of Neonatology Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi Japan., Maebayashi Y; Department of Neonatology Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi Japan., Numano F; Department of Pediatric Surgery Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi Japan., Saito T; Department of Pediatrics Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi Japan., Koizumi K; Department of Pediatrics Fujiyoshida Municipal Hospital Yamanashi Japan., Nemoto A; Department of Neonatology Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi Japan., Saito A; Department of Radiology Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi Japan., Oyama T; Department of Pathology Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi Japan., Oyachi N; Department of Pediatric Surgery Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi Japan., Hoshiai M; Department of Pediatrics Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi Japan., Naitoh A; Department of Neonatology Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital Yamanashi Japan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical case reports [Clin Case Rep] 2022 Nov 15; Vol. 10 (11), pp. e6577. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 15 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.6577
Abstrakt: Acquired cystic lung disease in premature infants is a serious respiratory complication, and pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE) has been widely reported. We report a rare case of giant pulmonary bulla in an infant treated with bullectomy where chest computed tomography was useful in directing treatment.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
(© 2022 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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