TY - JOUR
T1 - Two lesser known but useful signs of neonatal pneumothorax
AU - Swischuk, L. E.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1976
Y1 - 1976
N2 - Two lesser known signs of neonatal pneumothorax are presented: the 'large, hyperlucent hemithorax' sign and the 'medial stripe' sign. In a review of 113 consecutive cases of proven neonatal pneumothorax, the large, hyperlucent hemithorax was the presenting sign in 29 and the medial stripe in 12 (25% and 11%, respectively). A leftsided preponderance of both signs but especially of the large, hyperlucent hemithorax remained unexplained. The practical significance of the signs, differential diagnosis, and influence of the Mach effect are described.
AB - Two lesser known signs of neonatal pneumothorax are presented: the 'large, hyperlucent hemithorax' sign and the 'medial stripe' sign. In a review of 113 consecutive cases of proven neonatal pneumothorax, the large, hyperlucent hemithorax was the presenting sign in 29 and the medial stripe in 12 (25% and 11%, respectively). A leftsided preponderance of both signs but especially of the large, hyperlucent hemithorax remained unexplained. The practical significance of the signs, differential diagnosis, and influence of the Mach effect are described.
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U2 - 10.2214/ajr.127.4.623
DO - 10.2214/ajr.127.4.623
M3 - Article
C2 - 987708
AN - SCOPUS:0017180784
SN - 0361-803X
VL - 127
SP - 623
EP - 627
JO - American Journal of Roentgenology
JF - American Journal of Roentgenology
IS - 4
ER -