20/12/2019

Outcomes of Cases of Prenatally-Diagnosed Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation

Abstract Objective To evaluate the outcomes of cases of prenatally-diagnosed congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM). Methods We retrospectively evaluated cases of prenatally-diagnosed CPAM between 2004 and 2018. Ultrasonographic features such as visualization of a fetal lung mass and heterogeneous pulmonary parenchyma were used for CPAM diagnosis. Prenatal and postnatal findings were compared in terms of accuracy regarding the CPAM diagnosis. Results The sample consisted of 27 cases. There were four cases in which the patients opted for the termination of pregnancy due to the sever...

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