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Swallowed neonatal endotracheal tube

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We present a newborn infant who swallowed an endotracheal tube during resuscitation. A review of previous reports indicates that the swallowed tube does not significantly compromise respiration and the infant need suffer little injury if the tube is removed in an unhurried manner.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 125 DeSoto Street, Box 129, 15213, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    A. Bowen III

  2. Department of Radiology, Magee-Women's Hospital, 125 DeSoto Street, Box 129, 15213, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    R. Dominguez

  3. Department of Radiology, The University of Pittsburgh, 125 DeSoto Street, Box 129, 15213, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    A. Bowen III & R. Dominguez

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Bowen, A., Dominguez, R. Swallowed neonatal endotracheal tube. Pediatr Radiol 10, 178–179 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00975196

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