RT Book, Section
A1 Gomella, Tricia Lacy
A1 Eyal, Fabien G.
A1 Bany-Mohammed, Fayez
SR Print(0)
ID 1168358380
T1 Surgical Diseases of the Newborn: Diseases of the Airway, Tracheobronchial Tree, and Lungs
T2 Gomella's Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs, 8e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644818
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1168358380
RD 2024/04/18
AB Any  newborn  experiencing  feeding  problems,  repeated  aspiration,  and  respiratory  distress  should  have  a  complete  evaluation  of  the  airway.  Temporary  or  permanent  feeding  difficulty  may  be  caused  by  congenital  infections,  maternal  drug  use,  hypoxia,  or  some  type  of  birth  trauma.  A  variety  of  surgical  diseases  (intrinsic  airway  abnormalities  such  as  vocal  cord  paralysis  or  laryngomalacia),  choanal  atresia,  laryngotracheal  esophageal  cleft,  tracheoesophageal  fistula,  cricopharyngeal  spasm,  syndromic  anomalies,  and  others  should  be  included  in  the  differential  diagnosis  of  these  patients.  Respiratory  distress  in  the  absence  of  feeding  can  also  be  caused  by  intrinsic  and  extrinsic  pulmonary  issues.