Fetal lung volume in congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2006 Sep;91(5):F363-4. doi: 10.1136/adc.2005.079392. Epub 2006 Feb 1.

Abstract

In a retrospective study of 22 neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia, fetal lung volume (FLV) measured by magnetic resonance imaging was associated with survival; the best FLV ratio cut-off to predict mortality was 30% of expected FLV. This study supports a correlation between FLV and the chances of survival.

MeSH terms

  • Birth Weight
  • Epidemiologic Methods
  • Female
  • Gestational Age
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / embryology
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / pathology
  • Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Lung / abnormalities
  • Lung / embryology*
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung Volume Measurements / methods
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Prenatal Diagnosis / methods
  • Prognosis