Bronchopexy for congenital bronchomalacia in the newborn.
Congenital bronchomalacia is a very unusual cause of respiratory distress in the newborn. The surgical management of this anomaly is challenging. The authors report on a newborn with congenital bronchomalacia successfully treated with bronchopexy.
Mutabagani
K H
KH
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Columbus Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University, 43205, USA.
Menke
J A
JA
McCoy
K S
KS
Besner
G E
GE
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn