Emergent sclerotherapy of a newborn with expanding lymphatic malformation causing respiratory distress

Cameron C. Sheehan, BS; Winslo Idicula, MD; Andrew Raabe, MD; Kris Jatana, MD; Tendy Chiang, MD; Charles A. Elmaraghy, MD

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2017.01.003

Radiology Case Reports (Jun 2017)

Emergent sclerotherapy of a newborn with expanding lymphatic malformation causing respiratory distress

Cameron C. Sheehan, BS,
Winslo Idicula, MD,
Andrew Raabe, MD,
Kris Jatana, MD,
Tendy Chiang, MD,
Charles A. Elmaraghy, MD

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Cameron C. Sheehan, BS: The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
Winslo Idicula, MD: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wexner Medical Center at the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Andrew Raabe, MD: Department of Radiology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
Kris Jatana, MD: Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, USA
Tendy Chiang, MD: Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, USA
Charles A. Elmaraghy, MD: Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2017.01.003
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 2
pp. 409 – 412

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The present report describes a case of acute airway obstruction in a newborn caused by an expanding hemorrhagic macrocystic lymphatic malformation (LM), which was successfully treated with emergent decompression and interventional radiology-guided sclerotherapy. The use of sclerotherapy for macrocystic LMs has been well described for various indications. The urgent interventional treatment obviated the need for a tracheostomy. This case describes the rapid diagnosis and use of sclerotherapy in a large expanding macrocystic LM.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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