Selective Bronchial Occlusion for Treatment of a Bronchopleural Fistula in an Extremely Preterm Infant

• Main Authors: Giacomo Simeone Amelio (Author), Mariarosa Colnaghi (Author), Silvia Gulden (Author), Genny Raffaeli (Author), Valeria Cortesi (Author), Ilaria Amodeo (Author), Giacomo Cavallaro (Author), Fabio Mosca (Author), Stefano Ghirardello (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Neonatal pulmonary air leak commonly occurs as a complication of mechanical ventilation in infants with underlying hyaline membrane disease. They can commonly be managed conservatively or with the application of a chest drain, but some severe cases pose a significant challenge in finding an alternat...