Am J Perinatol 1987; 4(2): 81-85
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999744
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

© 1987 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Neonatal Tracheobronchomegaly

William A. Engle, Mervyn D. Cohen, William H. McAlister, N. Thorne Griscom
  • Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Departments of Pediatrics and Pediatric Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine and the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana; the Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School and the Children's Hospital-Boston, Boston, Massachusetts; and the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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Publication Date:
04 March 2008 (online)

ABSTRACT

Tracheobronchomegaly is rarely reported in neonates. We present five cases of tracheobronchomegaly occurring in neonates receiving intensive ventilatory and oxygen support. Barotrauma is speculated to be the primary pathophysiologic factor in these cases.

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