Air embolism and pulmonary interstitial emphysema in a preterm infant with hyaline membrane disease

1991 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 521-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Richter ◽  
F. K. Tegtmeyer ◽  
J. Möller
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Infant ◽  
Air Embolism ◽  
Hyaline Membrane Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema ◽  
Interstitial Emphysema ◽  
Hyaline Membrane

Pulmonary Pseudocysts in the Newborn Infant

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-204
Author(s):  
Howard Harris
Keyword(s):  
Newborn Infant ◽  
Airway Pressure ◽  
Surgical Intervention ◽  
Hyaline Membrane Disease ◽  
Spontaneous Resolution ◽  
Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema ◽  
Interstitial Emphysema ◽  
Clinical Recovery ◽  
Hyaline Membrane

Five neonates who developed a pulmonary pseudocyst are reported. All infants had clinical hyaline membrane disease and were treated with continuous distending airway pressure. The pseudocysts developed between 39 hours and 7 days of age. In all but one pulmonary interstitial emphysema preceded or occurred together with the development of the pseudocyst. All babies went on to complete clinical recovery without surgical intervention. Radiologic documentation of the spontaneous resolution of the pseudocyst was obtained in three infants and occurred over three days, five days, and three months, respectively.

Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema in a Newborn Infant Treated by Lobectomy

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 808-811
Author(s):  
Barry D. Fletcher ◽  
Eugene W. Outerbridge ◽  
Sami Youssef ◽  
Robert P. Bolande
Keyword(s):  
Newborn Infant ◽  
Lymphatic Vessels ◽  
Hyaline Membrane Disease ◽  
Surgical Removal ◽  
Pathologic Examination ◽  
Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema ◽  
Interstitial Emphysema ◽  
Premature Newborn ◽  
Hyaline Membrane ◽  
Respiratory Embarrassment

A case of pulmonary interstitial emphysema in a premature newborn infant with hyaline membrane disease is reported. The interstitial emphysema at first involved both lungs, then became localized to the left upper lobe. There was an associated pneumopericardium which resolved spontaneously. The increasing amount of air in the interstitium of the left upper lobe resulted in severe respiratory embarrassment which necessitated surgical removal at 29 days of age. Pathologic examination of the resected lobe showed chronic pulmonary interstitial emphysema and dilated, thick-walled lymphatic vessels. See Image in the PDF file

Pulmonary interstitial emphysema in the premature baboon with hyaline membrane disease

1984 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 512-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
NEEL B. ACKERMAN ◽  
JACQUELINE J. COALSON ◽  
THOMAS J. KUEHL ◽  
RONALD STODDARD ◽  
LARRY MINNICK ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hyaline Membrane Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema ◽  
Interstitial Emphysema ◽  
Hyaline Membrane

Unilateral Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema: A Surgical Approach to Treatment

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 510-514
Author(s):  
David H. Levine ◽  
David S. Trump ◽  
Glenn Waterkotte
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Blood Flow ◽  
Surgical Approach ◽  
Pulmonary Blood Flow ◽  
Hyaline Membrane Disease ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema ◽  
Interstitial Emphysema ◽  
Hyaline Membrane ◽  
Ventilator Therapy

Pulmonary interstitial emphysema is a condition that has become a significant problem chiefly as a complication of mechanical ventilation of the newborn. In its severe forms, it may compromise ventilation and restrict pulmonary blood flow to the degree that it becomes a significant cause of mortality. When its occurrence is unilateral, or predominantly so, it becomes more amenable to therapy. A number of different approaches have been described, especially for milder forms of the disease, but none has proved entirely satisfactory. A surgical approach has been used in four patients with severe unilateral pulmonary interstitial emphysema complicating ventilator therapy for hyaline membrane disease. The technique was successful in three of the four infants. An illustrative case is described, as well as the selective criteria for application of the technique.

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