title: Paramediastinal air cyst with traumatic bronchial injury: a rare complication of neonatal resuscitation.
abstract: Paramediastinal air cysts and pneumatoceles are known complications of chest trauma and mechanical ventilation. After an initial period of enlargement, these lesions tend to resolve completely with conservative management. We present a case of a premature newborn who developed an enlarging paramediastinal air cyst as a result of resuscitation around the time of delivery that ultimately required surgical excision via a right thoracotomy. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case in a neonate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Said
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Salhab
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muehlstedt
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wahoff
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000628:therapy*; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013908:Thoracotomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055397:Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery