Neonatal Pneumopericardium in a Nonventilated Term Infant: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Neonatal pneumopericardium (PPC) is a rare form of neonatal air leak syndrome with high morbidity and mortality. Air leak syndrome in the newborn is usually associated with active resuscitation, respiratory distress syndrome, meconium aspiration syndrome, mechanical ventilation, or trauma associated...

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Main Authors: Smita Roychoudhury, Sharandeep Kaur, Amuchou Singh Soraisham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3149370