[Thoracic surgery emergencies in early childhood].

Thoracic surgical emergencies in early childhood refer mainly to congenital malformation. To enable a successful treatment, disclosing of provable malformations by prenatal ultrasound screening and gradual sonographic diagnostics are necessary. Management of thoracic emergency situations should take place within an interdisciplinary team. Progress can only be expected by improved ultrasonographic examinations, planning of dilivery, intrapartum management, post partal differentiated diagnostic and therapy. As those prerequisits are not provided everywhere, medical care of those newborns effected in qualified centers is to be recommended.