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To the Editor: In his discussion of Case 30-1997 (Sept. 25 issue),¹ Dr. Wilson reviewed a number of treatments for diffuse pulmonary interstitial emphysema in infancy. Another option in cases of larger focal interstitial air collections is that of percutaneous evacuation under computed tomographic guidance. We used this approach in a case of pulmonary interstitial emphysema that developed in a full-term infant who received mechanical ventilation for pulmonary hypertension and persistent fetal circulation. A large amount of air collected interstitially in the right lung, and multiple cystic lesions appeared in the left upper lobe (Figure 1A). When the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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