An unexpected journey of a suction catheter in a preterm neonate

Foreign bodies are extremely rare in preterm neonates. The majority are iatrogenic. We describe a neonate of 27 weeks gestation who was found to have an 18 mm long suction catheter at the right main bronchi after resuscitation in another hospital. It was first detected by chest X-ray after endotrach...

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Main Authors: Ling Leung, Patrick Ho Yu Chung, Kenneth Kak Yuen Wong, Nai Shun Tsoi, Robert Shing Yan Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576615000913