DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.8331 ISSN: 2050-0904
Emergent bedside management of a pneumatocele in a neonate via Fogarty catheter
Michael C. Larkins, John Iasiello, Sunny R. Cai, Michael Holdeman, John Narron, Adrienne L. Hutton- General Medicine
Key Clinical Message
Persistent pneumatoceles in neonates increase mortality, and little literature regarding emergent treatment in a decompensating patient exists. We present the emergent management of a pneumatocele in a decompensating neonate by isolation with a Fogarty catheter.