Congenital cystic adenoid malformation in a pre-term infant: management considerations

Authors
Prendergast, B Fernando, AMR Mankad, PS
Citation
B. Prendergast et al., Congenital cystic adenoid malformation in a pre-term infant: management considerations, PEDIAT SURG, 14(1-2), 1998, pp. 92-93
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL
ISSN journal
01790358 → ACNP
Volume
14
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
92 - 93
Database
ISI
SICI code
0179-0358(199811)14:1-2<92:CCAMIA>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
This report describes a case of a pre-term infant with congenital cystic ad enomatoid malformation involving the whole lung who received a life-saving pneumonectomy. The challenges in decision-making, surgery, and subsequent m anagement are discussed. The principles are applicable in general to a numb er of babies in a paediatric intensive care unit.