Bronchopexy for congenital bronchomalacia in the newborn

Authors
Mutabagani, KH Menke, JA McCoy, KS Besner, GE
Citation
Kh. Mutabagani et al., Bronchopexy for congenital bronchomalacia in the newborn, J PED SURG, 34(8), 1999, pp. 1300-1303
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
ISSN journal
00223468 → ACNP
Volume
34
Issue
8
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1300 - 1303
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3468(199908)34:8<1300:BFCBIT>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Congenital bronchomalacia is a very unusual cause of respiratory distress i n the newborn. The surgical management of this anomaly is challenging. The authors report on a newborn with congenital bronchomalacia successfully tre ated with bronchopexy. Copyright (C) 1999 by W.B. Saunders Company.