Endoscopic evaluation of neonates with signs of upper airway obstruction in the neonatal unit of a tertiary hospital.

Samantha Fernandez de CastroLeonardo Palma KuhlLuciana KundeDenise ManicaRenato Soibelmann ProcianoyPaulo José Cauduro MarosticaCláudia Schweiger

Published in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2023)

This retrospective case series describes the prevalence of different pathologies that cause upper airway obstruction in neonates. Airway endoscopy seems an effective and safe diagnostic tool in neonatal airway obstruction. Glossoptosis was the most prevalent cause of obstruction in our center.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
risk factors
cross sectional
small bowel
preterm birth