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http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2009.52.12.1392

A case of pulmonary vascular air embolism in a very-low-birth-weight infant with massive hydrops  

Kim, Myo Jing (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Dong-A University)
Yu, Hee Joon (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Lee, Cha Gon (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Park, Soo Kyoung (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Chang, Yun Sil (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Park, Won Soon (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
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Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics / v.52, no.12, 2009 , pp. 1392-1395 More about this Journal
Abstract
Pulmonary vascular air embolism is a rare and, universally, almost a fatal complication of positive pressure ventilation in newborn infants. Here, we report a case of this unusual complication in a very-low-birth-weight infant who showed the clinical and radiological features of this complication along with pulmonary hypoplasia and massive hydrops. The possible pathogenesis has been discussed and a brief review of related literature has been presented.
Keywords
Pulmonary embolism; Very-low-birth-weight; Hydrops fetalis;
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