Percutaneous relief of tension pneumomediastinum in a child
| Autor: | Albert Kwok-hung Lai, Tsz Wo Fan, Philip Chong-hei Kwok, Grace Lai-har Chan, Ting Yat Miu, Susan Chi-hum Chan, Helen Hoi-lun Chau |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Percutaneous medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Treatment outcome medicine.disease Lung involvement Surgery Treatment Outcome Child Preschool Fluoroscopy Catheter drainage Medicine Drainage Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging In patient Female Pneumomediastinum Tension pneumomediastinum Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Mediastinal Emphysema |
| Zdroj: | Cardiovascular and interventional radiology. 26(6) |
| ISSN: | 0174-1551 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this article was to describe the experience of relieving tension pneumomediastinum by a fluoroscopic-guided percutaneous method. We inserted a percutaneous drainage catheter with a Heimlich valve under fluoroscopic guidance to relieve the tension pneumomediastinum in a 2-year-old girl who suffered from dermatomyositis with lung involvement. This allowed immediate relief without the need for surgery. The procedure was repeated for relapsed tension pneumomediastinum. Good immediate results were achieved in each attempt. We conclude that percutaneous relief of pneumomediastinum under fluoroscopic guidance can be performed safely and rapidly in patients not fit for surgery. |
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