Congenital lung malformations: informing best practice

R Baird, PS Puligandla, JM Laberge - Seminars in pediatric surgery, 2014 - Elsevier
The management of congenital lung malformations is controversial both in the prenatal and
postnatal periods. This article attempts to inform best practice by reviewing the level of …

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

D Bohn - American journal of respiratory and critical care …, 2002 - atsjournals.org
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is an anomaly that oc- hernia) with the mediastinum
shifted to the contralateral side. curs in 1 in approximately 3,000 live births (1). Eighty-five …

Congenital lung lesions: Prenatal diagnosis and intervention

K Gajewska-Knapik, L Impey - Seminars in pediatric surgery, 2015 - Elsevier
Congenital lung lesions are common sonographic findings in pregnancy, usually detected at
the routine 20 weeks scan. The most common is cystic adenomatous malformation of the …

Prenatal diagnosis and evaluation of sonographic predictors for intervention and adverse outcome in congenital pulmonary airway malformation

A Hellmund, C Berg, A Geipel, M Bludau… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Objective To describe antenatal findings and evaluate prenatal risk parameters for adverse
outcome or need for intervention in fetuses with congenital pulmonary airway malformation …

Pathophysiological mechanisms of high-intensity focused ultrasound-mediated vascular occlusion and relevance to non-invasive fetal surgery

CJ Shaw, GR Ter Haar, IH Rivens… - Journal of the …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a non-invasive technology, which can be used
occlude blood vessels in the body. Both the theory underlying and practical process of blood …

Bronchopulmonary sequestration with massive pleural effusion: pleuroamniotic shunting vs intrafetal vascular laser ablation

MR Mallmann, A Geipel, M Bludau… - … in Obstetrics & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the incidence of complications among a relatively large cohort of
fetuses with bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS) and the success of two different …

Technical aspects and effectiveness of percutaneous fetal therapies for large sacrococcygeal teratomas: cohort study and literature review

N Sananes, P Javadian… - … in Obstetrics & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The objectives of this study were to evaluate the efficacy of minimally invasive
ablation of high‐risk large sacrococcygeal teratomas (SCT) and to compare the efficacy of …

Minimally invasive fetal therapy for hydropic lung masses: three different approaches and review of the literature

D Baud, R Windrim, JR Kachura… - … in Obstetrics & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To report three different antenatal therapeutic approaches for fetal lung masses
associated with hydrops. Methods Three prospectively followed cases are described, and all …

MRI and ultrasound fusion imaging for prenatal diagnosis

LJ Salomon, JP Bernard, AE Millischer… - American journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective A combination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images with real time high-
resolution ultrasound known as fusion imaging may improve prenatal examination. This …

Fetal surgery: an overview

P Sala, F Prefumo, D Pastorino, D Buffi… - Obstetrical & …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
In utero fetal surgery interventions are currently considered in selected cases of congenital
diaphragmatic hernia, cystic pulmonary abnormalities, amniotic band sequence, selected …