Congenital lung abnormalities are being detected more frequently at routine high-resolution
prenatal ultrasonography. The most commonly encountered anomalies include lung …

Surgery for congenital and early childhood lung cysts is often dictated by symptoms such as
respiratory distress, infection or pneumothorax. Asymptomatic cysts present a therapeutic …

BACKGROUND: Antenatally detected asymptomatic congenital cystic lung lesions may be
managed conservatively or by surgical resection. We undertook a systematic review and …

Congenital lung malformations are often discovered incidentally on routine prenatal
sonography or postnatal imaging. Lesions such as congenital cystic adenomatoid …

Objective To describe the antenatal findings and outcome of fetuses with echogenic lung
lesions. Methods This was a retrospective study of the prenatal sonographic features …

The clinical course of primary fetal hydrothorax is unpredictable. Whereas smaller unilateral
effusions might remain stable or even regress, this is rarely the case with larger collections …

Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) is one of the most common lung lesions
detected prenatally. Despite the research efforts made in the past few years, controversy and …

Congenital cystic lung disease comprises a broad spectrum of rare but clinically significant
developmental abnormalities, including congenital pulmonary adenomatoid malformations …

Fetal diagnosis prompts the question for fetal therapy in highly selected cases. Some
conditions are suitable for in utero surgical intervention. This paper reviews historically …

Antenatal detection of congenital pulmonary airway malformations (CPAM) has improved
immeasurably from its initial application in the 1980s and probably encompasses> 80% of …