title: Prematurity and the developing lung.
abstract: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia results from treatment of immature lungs resulting from an abnormally short gestation or from pulmonary hypoplasia. Lung hypoplasia secondary to lung compression, oligohydramnios, or diminished complexity of tissue. Normal lung development and the pathologic process associated with lung hypoplasia and their effects of postnatal lung structure are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Thurlbeck
mesh_terms: D000757:Anencephaly / Q000150:complications; D001997:Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia / Q000209:etiology*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000196:embryology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005325:Fetal Organ Maturity; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006819:Hyaline Membrane Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology; D016104:Oligohydramnios; D011659:Pulmonary Gas Exchange; D012119:Respiration