[Traumatic pseudodiverticulum of the esophagus. Description of a case in a preterm newborn infant].

A case of traumatic oesophageal pseudodiverticulum in a VLBW preterm infant is reported. Both clinical and radiological findings were suggestive for oesophageal atresia. A medical therapeutic approach, including the use of wide spectrum antibiotics and a regimen of total parenteral nutrition, was initially chosen for her highly premature status and bad clinical conditions (RDS).

[Periventricular leukomalacia in the newborn infant. Clinical and echographic diagnosis and follow-up].

Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is defined as an ischemic lesion of the brain of the preterm infant, characterized by infarction of the deep white matter surrounding the external angle of the lateral ventricles, a watershed area lacking collateral circulation, representing a typical "border zone" of vascular supply. This lesion is considered the neuroanatomic basis of motor and sensory impairments, as spastic diplegia or quadriplegia, mental retardation, visual and auditory deficits. An early diagnosis and the study of the developmental sequence of PVL, are recently become possible by realtime ultrasound scanning.