Selective Bronchial Occlusion for Treatment of a Bronchopleural Fistula in an Extremely Preterm Infant
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2021
Citazione:
Selective Bronchial Occlusion for Treatment of a Bronchopleural Fistula in an Extremely Preterm Infant / G.S. Amelio, M. Colnaghi, S. Gulden, G. Raffaeli, V. Cortesi, I. Amodeo, G. Cavallaro, F. Mosca, S. Ghirardello. - In: CHILDREN. - ISSN 2227-9067. - 8:12(2021 Dec), pp. 1208.1-1208.6. [10.3390/children8121208]
Abstract:
Neonatal pulmonary air leak commonly occurs as a complication of mechanical ventilation in infants with underlying hyaline membrane disease. They can commonly be managed conservatively or with the application of a chest drain, but some severe cases pose a significant challenge in finding an alternative therapeutic solution. Selective bronchial occlusion represents an unconventional rescue therapy for treating bronchopleural fistula resistant to the standard therapy. A 27-week gestation preterm infant ventilated for respiratory distress syndrome developed tension right-sided pneumothorax. Conventional modalities of treatment were tried and were unsuccessful. Intermittent selective bronchial occlusion with a Fogarty's catheter and high-frequency oscillatory ventilation resulted in considerable improvement in the infant's clinical condition and radiographic findings.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
air leak; bronchopleural fistula; pneumothorax; preterm infant; selective bronchial occlusion
Elenco autori:
G.S. Amelio, M. Colnaghi, S. Gulden, G. Raffaeli, V. Cortesi, I. Amodeo, G. Cavallaro, F. Mosca, S. Ghirardello
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