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Unilateral neonatal pulmonary interstitial emphysema managed conservatively: A case report.

Faeq Al-MudaresCaraciolo Joseph Fernandes
Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2020)
Traditional management of unilateral PIE generally involves a combination of invasive ventilatory support and positional therapy to break the vicious cycle pathophysiology of PIE. This report focuses on the insidious progression of PIE in nonventilated neonates and describes a nontraditional conservative management strategy for the management of unilateral PIE.
Keyphrases
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • stem cells
  • preterm infants
  • idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  • lung function