Cystic lung lesions - prenatal diagnosis and management.
With increasing use of fetal ultrasound comes an increase in the detection of clinically silent 'abnormalities' which pose diagnostic and management dilemmas for perinatologists and paediatricians. Congenital thoracic malformations (CTMs) (excluding congenital diaphragmatic hernia) are one such example, where a few cases are symptomatic in early life and management options are clear, but the majority are clinically asymptomatic, giving rise to difficulties in defining postnatal management of the well child with a sonographic or radiological lesion. Here, we will outline the prenatal presentation and natural history of CTMs that are not congenital diaphragmatic herniae and briefly discuss the approach to postnatal management, which is covered in more detail in the review by Laje and Liechty in this issue.
Bush
Andrew
A
Department of Paediatric Respirology, National Heart and Lung Institute, Royal Brompton Hospital and Imperial College, London, UK.
Hogg
Julie
J
Chitty
Lyn S
LS
D015331:Cohort Studies; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal