title: Postnatal respiratory function after chronic drainage of fetal pulmonary cyst.
abstract: Respiratory function was assessed serially in the first 16 months of life in an infant who was treated antenatally by thoracoamniotic shunting. Both compliance of the respiratory system and functional residual capacity were within the reference range constructed from healthy controls.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, England.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blott
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Nicolaides
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Greenough
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005652:Functional Residual Capacity; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008170:Lung Compliance; D011247:Pregnancy; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests