Bedside Ultrasonography in Evaluating Mediastinum Leakage in an Extremely-Low-Birth-Weight Infant with Esophageal Perforation-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Bedside Ultrasonography in Evaluating Mediastinum Leakage in an Extremely-Low-Birth-Weight Infant with Esophageal Perforation

Published:2022-01 Issue:01 Volume:12 Page:e76-e79
ISSN:2157-6998
Container-title:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
language:en
Short-container-title:AJP Rep

Author:

Haga Mitsuhiro¹²^ORCID,Sato Yumiko³,Kakihara Tomo⁴⁵,Sumiya Wakako¹,Kanno Masayuki¹,Ishimaru Tetsuya⁴^ORCID,Shimizu Masaki¹,Kawashima Hiroshi⁴

Affiliation:

1. Department of Neonatology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Saitama, Saitama, Japan

2. Department of Pediatrics, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan

3. Department of Radiology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Saitama, Saitama, Japan

4. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Saitama, Saitama, Japan

5. Department of Pediatric Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Abstract

AbstractEsophageal perforation in premature infants is a life-threatening condition that requires prompt treatment. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) is recommended for diagnosis. However, it is difficult to obtain CECT images in premature infants because of their unstable conditions. We encountered a case of esophageal perforation in an extremely-low-birth-weight female infant. Bedside ultrasonography was useful in the diagnosis and follow-up evaluation of leakage in the mediastinum. Ultrasonography can be a useful modality for the evaluation of perforation of the lower part of the esophagus in premature infants.

Publisher

Georg Thieme Verlag KG

Subject

Obstetrics and Gynecology,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Link

http://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/pdf/10.1055/s-0041-1741538.pdf

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