%0 Journal Article
%A Gregorio-Hernández, Rebeca
%A Pérez-Pérez, Alba
%A Alonso-Ojembarrena, Almudena
%A Arriaga-Redondo, María
%A Ramos-Navarro, Cristina
%A Sánchez-Luna, Manuel
%T Neonatal pneumothoraces with atypical location: the role of lung ultrasound.
%D 2021
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20097
%X Neonatal pneumothorax (NP) is a potentially life-threatening condition. Lung ultrasound (LUS) has shown higher sensitivity and specificity in diagnosis compared to x-rays, but evidence regarding its usefulness in complex NP is lacking. We report four neonates suffering from cardiac or esophageal malformations who developed lateral and/or posterior pneumothoraces, in which LUS helped, making NP diagnosis and management easier and faster. LUS is an easy-to-use, fast, simple, and accurate tool when evaluating newborns with NP, also in atypical positions such as in surgical patients. • Lung ultrasound (LUS) has higher sensitivity and specificity than x-rays in the diagnosis of pneumothorax in neonatal patients. • This is the first report about neonatal pneumothorax in non-conventional areas (lateral/posterior) diagnosed by lung ultrasound and how obtaining this information is critical in order to optimize management.
%K Case report
%K Lung ultrasound
%K Neonates
%K Pneumothorax
%K Ultrasound-guided procedure
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