Esophageal Perforation Due to Trauma in the Newborn
| Autor: | Horace D. Warden, Stephen J. Mucha |
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| Rok vydání: | 1961 |
| Předmět: |
Spontaneous rupture
Suction (medicine) Asphyxia Neonatorum medicine.medical_specialty Esophageal Perforation Respiratory distress business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Perforation (oil well) Infant Newborn Infant Thoracentesis Catheterization Surgery Catheter Esophagus medicine.anatomical_structure Anesthesia medicine Humans Respiratory system business |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Surgery. 83:813 |
| ISSN: | 0004-0010 |
| DOI: | 10.1001/archsurg.1961.01300180013003 |
| Popis: | Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus in the newborn has been infrequently reported. Review of the literature fails to reveal a report of esophageal perforation in the newborn due to trauma. Such a case is reported here. A 28-hour-old female infant weighing 6 pounds, 1 ounce was admitted in respiratory distress to the U.S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, from another activity on Oct. 17, 1959. Respirations were reported delayed at birth. The infant was aspirated with machine suction and received 1 cc. of caffeine sodiobenzoate, fairly normal respirations being established in 4 minutes. It was later ascertained that a stiff rubber catheter had been used for the aspiration. On admission to this hospital, the child continued to exhibit respiratory embarrassment with sternal retraction, despite continuous administration of oxygen. Breath sounds were markedly diminished on the right, and x-rays demonstrated a right tension pneumothorax (Fig. 1). Thoracentesis was immediately performed, and with continuous |
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