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A retrospective review was performed of 15 medical records to study the pneumomedia-
stinum in the newborn during last 4 years from Jan. 1980 through Dec. 1983 at Severance
Hospital of Yonsei University.
Tne results were as follows:
1) The incidence was 0.14% (15 of 8,737 live-births) during the neonatal period. Of those
cases spontaneous pneumomediastinum was 66.7%(10 cases) and secondary pneumomedia-
stinum 33.3%(5 cases). Males were... |