Selective bronchial occlusion for treatment of bullous interstitial emphysema and bronchopleural fistula.
A preterm infant, ventilated for hyaline membrane disease, had severe right-sided pulmonary interstitial emphysema, left-sided compression atelectasis, and bronchopleural fistula. Several modalities of treatment were tried and were unsuccessful. Selective bronchial occlusion with a balloon catheter resulted in dramatic improvement in the patient's clinical and radiographic condition.
al Jishi
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Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Dyer
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Sharief
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al-Alaiyan
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D001980:Bronchi; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D005402:Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000628:therapy*