A rare cause of air-leak syndrome in a premature newborn: a case report

• Main Authors: Ozan Uzunhan (Author), Mihriban Begüm Yıldırım (Author), Can Eser (Author), Kazım Öztarhan (Author), Alaettin Çelik (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Pulmonary complications, such as airway leak syndrome, are common in preterm neonates; however, bronchial rupture is a rarely seen phenomenon. Case Presentation In this case, we present a preterm newborn who developed pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax. The pneumothorax persisted...