• J Neonatal Perinatal Med · Jan 2014

    Case Reports

    Unplanned ultrasound-guided puncture of a tracheal balloon in a premature infant with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

    • S Rugolotto, L Giacomello, G El-Dalati, L Sacchetto, L Antonello, G De Luca, and R Raffaelli.
    • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Mother and Child, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Verona, Italy.
    • J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2014 Jan 1; 7 (4): 311-3.

    AbstractTemporary tracheal balloons have been shown to improve lung growth in fetuses with severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion (FETO) is performed at 26-28 weeks gestation, and then is removed in utero at 34 weeks gestation at highly specialized centers. In case of preterm labor at a hospital without a specialized team, a number of techniques have been used to remove the balloon, sometimes with death of the newborn. We have successfully performed an ultrasound-guided approach to puncture and remove the tracheal balloon in a premature infant in an emergency setting at birth. After that she was treated for congenital diaphragmatic hernia at our Newborn Intensive Care Unit.

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