Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung. Potential diagnostic pitfall.
Three infants with congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung were referred to our neonatal surgical unit with the diagnosis of congenital diaphragmatic hernia, and one had an unnecessary laparotomy. The presence of a normal intestinal gas pattern clarifies the diagnosis and, when applicable, ultrasound screening can be used with advantage.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery