title: Imaging of congenital pulmonary malformations.
abstract: Congenital pulmonary malformations represent a broad spectrum of anomalies that may result in varied clinical and pathologic pictures, ranging from recurrent pulmonary infections and acute respiratory distress syndrome, which require timely drug therapy, up to large space-occupying lesions needing surgical treatment. This classification includes three distinct anatomical and pathological entities, represented by Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation, Bronchopulmonary Sequestration and Congenital Lobar Emphysema. The final result in terms of embryological and fetal development of these alterations is a Congenital Lung Hypoplasia. Since even Bronchial Atresia, Pulmonary Bronchogenic Cysts and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernias are due to Pulmonary Hypoplasia, these diseases will be discussed in this review (1, 2).
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences, Section of Radiological Sciences, University of Parma, Parma Hospital, Parma, Italy. cella@ao.pr.it.
authors.forename: Francesco Emanuele
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Praticò
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corrado
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Della Casa
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parziale
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: Silvia Eleonora
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Gazzani
authors.forename: Enrica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Borgia
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mostardi
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bacchini
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cella
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Filippo
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015615:Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: congenital, lung, malformation