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Bronchopleural fistula: successful selective bronchial occlusion with a Fogarty's catheter in a preterm infant
Author(s) -
Mosca F,
Lattanzio M,
Colnaghi MR,
Pugliese S
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1995.tb13831.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchopleural fistula , catheter , fistula , occlusion , surgery , pneumonectomy , lung
A preterm infant (26 weeks’gestation) mechanically ventilated for respiratory distress syndrome developed severe interstitial emphysema of the right lung with a bronchopleural fistula, pneumothorax and mediastinal shift. Selective occlusion of the right main bronchus with a Fogarty's catheter produced rapid improvement in the clinical condition and radiological features. Occlusion of the main bronchus in a newborn with a bronchopleural fistula and pulmonary interstitial emphysema is an easily performed manoeuvre that can be life‐saving. Bronchopleural fistula, neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary interstitial emphysema, selective bronchial occlusion