Surgically correctible causes of respiratory distress in the neonate involving the mediastinum, thorax, and abdomen.
Surgically correctible causes of respiratory distress are seen infrequently, but the pediatrician and surgeon should know when surgical intervention is mandated. Surgically correctible conditions arising in the mediastinum, thorax, and abdomen are reviewed.
D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000150:complications; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000150:complications; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000209:etiology*