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
EISSN: 2227-0426

oa Successful Transthoracic Drainage of a Large Pneumatocele in a Premature Infant
Authors: A. A. Masoud¹, M. Chalabi¹, F. Omer¹ and V. Bhat²
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Affiliations: 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, Jun 2005, 20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2005.1.20
- Published online: 01 June 2005

Abstract

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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