Zbyněk Straňák, Ladislav Krofta, Lucia Anna Haak, Jiří Vojtěch, Luboš Hašlík, Michal Rygl, Karel Pýcha, Jaroslav Feyereisl
OBJECTIVES: Respiratory morbidity in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is associated with high mortality and adverse outcome. Accurate prenatal diagnosis is essential for prognosis and potential treatment in utero. The aim was to evaluate the prenatal ultrasound findings in assessing the respiratory prognosis in fetuses with isolated left-sided CDH. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 59 prenatally diagnosed left-sided CDH cases managed at a tertiary perinatal center...
January 2017: Journal of Maternal-fetal & Neonatal Medicine