title: Fiberoptic transillumination: a new tool for the pediatric surgeon.
abstract: Transillumination (TI) is a safe and reliable technique for evaluating masses or the presence of free air in the thorax or abdomen. TI can also be of help in the accurate placement of catheters or needles in the chest, abdomen, bladder, or vessels. Its use in several hundred cases has been documented by this report.
mesh_terms: D004646:Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000175:diagnosis; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D014172:Transillumination / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis