Neonatal pneumatocele as a complication of nasal continuous positive airway pressure

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Figure 1 .

Radiograph taken several hours after birth suggesting respiratory distress syndrome I–II. No other abnormalities can be seen.

Figure 2 .

Radiograph taken on admission to the neonatal intensive care unit, showing a cyst located retrocardially.

Figure 3 .

Thoracic computed tomography showing the cystic malformation located retrocardially with its origin in a proximal bronchus without connection to the lung parenchyma. Other parts of the lung are normal.