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COMPARATIVE STUDY
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Congenital Lung Lesion: Prenatal Course, Therapy and Predictors of Perinatal Outcome.
Ultraschall in der Medizin 2017 April
Purpose To describe the prenatal course and perinatal outcome, and to define prognostic markers for fetuses with congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) or bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS). Materials and Methods A retrospective study was performed at the University Hospital Zurich including pregnancies with either fetal CPAM (n = 26) or BPS (n = 11) between 2000 and 2013. Results Three patients decided for termination of pregnancy. Two intrauterine deaths (CPAM) occurred at 25 weeks. Minimally invasive interventions were performed in 9/37 (24 %) fetuses, post-interventional survival was 8/9 (89 %). Mean gestational age at delivery was 38.1 +/-2.8 and 39.1 +/-2.5 weeks in fetuses with CPAM or BPS, respectively. In fetuses with CPAM the perinatal mortality rate was 4/24 (17 %); the rate of invasive interventions or surgery during the early neonatal period (neonatal morbidity) was 9/22 (41 %). Prenatal diagnosis of hydrothorax and/or increasing cystic volume ratio (CVR) until delivery preceded perinatal death in 3/5 (60 %). Absent mediastinal shift showed a neonatal morbidity rate of 1/8 (13 %) without any perinatal mortality. In fetuses with BPS the perinatal morbidity and mortality were both 1/10 (10 %). Hydrops predicted morbidity and mortality in 100 % of cases. Absent hydrops was followed by uncomplicated perinatal outcome. Conclusion Fetuses with CPAM or BPS have a good outcome under optimal perinatal care including the possibility to perform minimally invasive prenatal interventions. CPAM without mediastinal shift and BPS without hydrops have an excellent prognosis. Hydrothorax, increasing CVR or hydrops indicates a high risk for perinatal morbidity and mortality.
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