Disappearing lung echogenicity in fetal bronchopulmonary malformations: a reassuring sign?
Prenat Diagn
; 13(6): 495-501, 1993 Jun.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8372075
ABSTRACT
Congenital bronchopulmonary malformations detectable on prenatal ultrasound include cystic adenomatoid malformation (CAM), lobar sequestration, and upper airway atresia. We describe three fetuses with prenatally detected intrathoracic lesions in which the associated pulmonary hyperechogenicity disappeared before delivery. In the first case of pulmonary sequestration, the infant was asymptomatic after birth. However, in a case of CAM and another with laryngeal atresia, respiratory distress developed after delivery, despite recent scans showing apparently normal lung fields. This experience suggests that ultrasonic resolution of hyperechogenic lung lesions in utero does not necessarily indicate resolution of the underlying pathology.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Abnormalities, Multiple
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Bronchi
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Ultrasonography, Prenatal
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Lung
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
Prenat Diagn
Year:
1993
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Australia