title: Subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum as presenting manifestations of neonatal tracheal injury.
abstract: Neonatal tracheal injury/perforation is an uncommon complication of traumatic deliveries or endotracheal intubation. We present a case of neonatal tracheal injury following delivery at term that presented with subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum before any attempt at intubation. The clinical course, treatment, and outcome are described.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Amer N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Ammari
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jen
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Towers
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: Jen-Tien
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Wung
authors.forename: Walter E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Berdon
mesh_terms: D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000150:complications; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries*; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000379:methods