Gastric pneumatosis secondary to an intramural feeding catheter

Pediatric Radiology - Tập 18 - Trang 418-420 - 1988
G. A. Mandell1,2, M. Finkelstein1,2
1Department Medical Imaging, Alfred I. du Pont Institute, Wilmington, USA
2Department of Radiology, Medical Center of Delaware, Newark, USA

Tóm tắt

Gastric pneumatosis and abnormal catheter course are presented as radiographic signs of mural placement of a feeding catheter in a neonate's stomach. The uneventful recovery of the child occurred with conservative management.

Tài liệu tham khảo

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