FIBRIN GLUE TREATMENT OF PERSISTENT PNEUMOTHORAX IN A PREMATURE-INFANT

Authors
BERGER JT GILHOOLY J
Citation
Jt. Berger et J. Gilhooly, FIBRIN GLUE TREATMENT OF PERSISTENT PNEUMOTHORAX IN A PREMATURE-INFANT, The Journal of pediatrics, 122(6), 1993, pp. 958-960
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
122
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
958 - 960
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1993)122:6<958:FGTOPP>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Fibrin glue pleurodesis has been used to treat bronchopleural fistulas in adults. We report the successful use of fibrin glue in a premature infant to seal a pneumothorax that had persisted for more than 3 week s despite high-frequency ventilation.