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Fetal lung abnormalities--what do they mean?

D Pilling
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Antenatal diagnosis of lung abnormalities by ultrasound has been a much more frequent occurrence in recent years. There is a range of appearances from uniform increased echogenicity through to lesions containing large echo-free areas. Bilateral uniformly increased echogenicity has a poor outlook but in all other situations outcome cannot be accurately predicted from an early second trimester scan. Follow-up through pregnancy often allows a fairly accurate prognosis to be made but the appearance of the lesion does not accurately predict histology. A conservative approach to the antenatal management of unilateral lesions is recommended with long-term postnatal follow-up for all lesions because of the unknown long-term outcome for the lesions, many of which are symptomatic postnatally.

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Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, CongenitalFemaleFetal DiseasesHernia, DiaphragmaticHernias, Diaphragmatic, CongenitalHumansHydrops FetalisInfant, NewbornLung DiseasesPostnatal CarePregnancyPrognosisUltrasonography, PrenatalJournal ArticleReview

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D Pilling. 1998. Fetal lung abnormalities--what do they mean?. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0009-9260(98)80188-8

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