title: Life-threatening respiratory distress caused by a mediastinal teratoma in a newborn.
abstract: Mediastinal teratomas rarely cause symptoms in newborns. Case reports drawing attention to this presentation have appeared in the literature. A 2-day-old baby with respiratory distress treated by intubation and mechanical ventilation underwent an urgent thoracotomy to alleviate tracheal compression that was caused by a teratoma. The clinical, radiological, and surgical features related to this case are reported.
authors: Paediatric Surgery Department, Baragwanath Hospital, Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors: J G
authors: JG
authors: Mogilner
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Fonseca
authors: M R
authors: MR
authors: Davies
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013724:Teratoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery