RT Book, Section
A1 Hay, Jr, William W.
A1 Levin, Myron J.
A1 Deterding, Robin R.
A1 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145458196
T1 Pulmonary Hypoplasia
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257614
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145458196
RD 2023/04/02
AB Defined  as  incomplete  development  of  one  or  both  lungsCharacterized  by  a  reduction  in  alveolar  number  and  a  reduction  in  airway  branchesPresent  in  up  to  10–15%  of  perinatal  autopsiesCongenital  diaphragmatic  hernia  is  the  most  common  cause,  with  an  incidence  of  1:2200  birthsCan  be  a  result  ofAn  intrathoracic  mass,  resulting  in  lack  of  space  for  the  lungs  to  growDecreased  size  of  the  thoraxDecreased  fetal  breathing  movementsDecreased  blood  flow  to  the  lungsPrimary  mesodermal  defect  affecting  multiple  organ  systemsOther  causes  includeExtralobar  sequestrationDiaphragmatic  eventration  or  hypoplasiaThoracic  neuroblastomaFetal  hydropsFetal  hydrochylothoraxChest  cage  abnormalities,  diaphragmatic  elevation,  oligohydramnios,  chromosomal  abnormalities,  severe  musculoskeletal  disorders,  and  cardiac  lesions  may  also  result  in  hypoplastic  lungs