RT Book, Section
A1 Bush, Andrew
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 7050339
T1 Chapter 507. Congenital Disorders of the Lower Airways and Mediastinum
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7050339
RD 2024/04/19
AB Antenatal  ultrasound  diagnoses  many  congenital  lung  malformations,  but  we  now  have  to  decide  what  to  do  for  a  baby  affected  by  an  abnormality  that  may  previously  have  escaped  detection.  Initial  reports  described  a  poor  outcome  for  fetuses  with  lung  masses  detected  in  the  second  trimester.  It  is  now  clear  that  many  lung  lesions  disappear  or  regress  considerably  by  term,  and  the  outcome  for  such  fetuses  is  in  general  very  good.  Postnatal  regression  of  lung  malformations  has  also  been  described.  The  dilemma  in  the  postnatal  period  is  whether  to  opt  for  observation  or  surgery.