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Pediatr Radiol (2007) 37:1060 DOI 10.1007/s00247-007-0584-0
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Massive air embolism in a newborn
Stuart A. Royal
Received: 2 July 2007 / Accepted: 10 July 2007 / Published online: 28 August 2007 # Springer-Verlag 2007
Sir, I would like to add some comments to the observations made on the newborn baby with air embolism by Yikilmaz and Lee [1]. The air seen in the liver appears as large branching shadows projecting toward the upper inferior vena cava, and these have the appearance of hepatic veins rather than hepatic arteries....