Large sub-pleural air cysts: an extreme form of pulmonary interstitial emphysema.
Pulmonary interstitial emphysema is a well-documented complication of positive-pressure ventilation. However, the occurrence of large sub-pleural air cysts is a less well-known, extreme manifestation of this entity. We present here an infant who developed this complication of pulmonary barotrauma during cardiopulmonary resuscitative efforts.
deRoux
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D001469:Barotrauma / Q000150:complications; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography