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Case Reports
. 1987 Nov;79(11):1201-3.

Neonatal pharyngeal perforation diagnosed by xenon 133 imaging

J F Goolsby-Owens, C Holmes, T Q Miller, P Vasinrappee
Case Reports

Neonatal pharyngeal perforation diagnosed by xenon 133 imaging

J F Goolsby-Owens et al. J Natl Med Assoc. 1987 Nov.

Abstract

A premature male infant developed bilateral pneumothorax and generalized subcutaneous emphysema following difficult intubation. Xenon 133 imaging revealed accumulation of radionuclide in those areas of subcutaneous emphysema indicating a large air leak from the upper respiratory tract. Pharyngeal injury was confirmed at endoscopy. Imaging with (133)Xe may offer a means of rapid diagnosis of airway injury.

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