title: Prenatal diagnosis of bilateral pulmonary agenesis: a case report.
abstract: We report a case of bilateral pulmonary agenesis (BPA), which was suspected during a prenatal US examination and diagnosed by fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). BPA is an extremely rare congenital anomaly and, although many fetal structural defects can be detected with a high degree of confidence after introducing high-resolution US, the prenatal diagnosis of BPA remains problematic. Other thoracic abnormalities, such as a congenital diaphragmatic hernia, congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation, and pulmonary sequestration, should be excluded from the list of possible diagnoses before coming to the conclusion of BPA, because BPA is absolutely incompatible with extrauterine life, and an accurate internal diagnosis can prevent a futile intervention from being performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-744, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jeong Yeon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Seung Mi
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jong Kwan
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Jun
authors.forename: Jieun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Jeong-Wook
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Seo
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal