PEDIATRICS Vol. 56 No. 3 September 1975, pp. 355-360
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Diagnosis of Pneumothorax or Pneumomediastinum in the Neonate by Transillumination

Lawrence R. Kuhns M.D.1, Francis J. Bednarek M.D.1, Michael L. Wyman M.D.1, Dietrich W. Roloff M.D.1, and Robert C. Borer M.D.1

1 Departments of Pediatric Radiology and Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, C. S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor

Transillurmination of the neonatal chest is described as an aid in the diagnosis of pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum. Sudden severe tension pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum can be localized for immediate treatment and the success of therapy can be immediately assessed using transillumination.

Submitted on March 10, 1975
Accepted on April 28, 1975




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