Successful Transthoracic Drainage of a Large Pneumatocele in a Premature Infant

A. A. Masoud; M. Chalabi; F. Omer; V. Bhat

doi:10.5339/qmj.2005.1.20

ISSN: 0253-8253
E-ISSN: 2227-0426

oa Successful Transthoracic Drainage of a Large Pneumatocele in a Premature Infant
المؤلفون: A. A. Masoud¹, M. Chalabi¹, F. Omer¹ and V. Bhat²
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االانتسابات المهنيه ¹ ^*Departments of Neonatology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar ² ^**Department of Radiology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Source: Qatar Medical Journal, Volume 2005, Issue 1, يونيو ٢٠٠٥, 20
DOI https://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2005.1.20
- تاريخ النشر الكترونيا: ٠١ يونيو ٢٠٠٥

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Pulmonary pneumatocele is an unusual complication of bacteria Pneumonia in the neonatal period. They usually develop during the recovery phase, and generally resolve spontaneously within seeks to months [1], We present a premature newborn that developed a large pneumatocele secondary to staphylococcus aureus pneumonia that was treated successfully with a test tube inserted into the pneumatocele. This resulted in complete resolution of the pneumatocele in four days.

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