Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis of Unilateral Pulmonary Agenesis
Pulmonary agenesis (PA) is a rare developmental malformation, with a frequency of approximately 1 in 10–15,000 pregnancies. Unilateral PA is often associated with other congenital anomalies, whereas bilateral PA is fatal. Prenatal diagnosis is rare and is diagnosed more frequently in the postnatal p...
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| author | Eduardo Reyna-Villasmil Liliana Briceño-Sanabria Juan Carlos Briceño-Sanabria Carlos Briceño-Pérez |
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| description | Pulmonary agenesis (PA) is a rare developmental malformation, with a frequency of approximately 1 in 10–15,000 pregnancies. Unilateral PA is often associated with other congenital anomalies, whereas bilateral PA is fatal. Prenatal diagnosis is rare and is diagnosed more frequently in the postnatal period than in the prenatal period. Is a challenge that may be difficult as it shares similar features with other more common pathologies. Ultrasound plays a crucial role in early diagnosis and management. Ultrasonographic findings for a correct prenatal diagnosis include mediastinum displacement with the absence of parenchymal or cystic tissue, decreased thoracic volume, an elevated diaphragm, cardiac axis deviation, and a hemithoracic cavity largely occupied by the heart. Cases of right PA have a worse prognosis compared to left PA, probably due to higher frequency of cardiac and great vessel abnormalities. A rare case of early prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of unilateral fetal PA, at 18 weeks of gestation, is reported. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8f458362e51b4dd7a873f3d09a7ef5ca2025-08-20T02:09:45ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Medical Ultrasound0929-64412212-15522024-08-0132325926110.4103/jmu.jmu_24_23Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis of Unilateral Pulmonary AgenesisEduardo Reyna-VillasmilLiliana Briceño-SanabriaJuan Carlos Briceño-SanabriaCarlos Briceño-PérezPulmonary agenesis (PA) is a rare developmental malformation, with a frequency of approximately 1 in 10–15,000 pregnancies. Unilateral PA is often associated with other congenital anomalies, whereas bilateral PA is fatal. Prenatal diagnosis is rare and is diagnosed more frequently in the postnatal period than in the prenatal period. Is a challenge that may be difficult as it shares similar features with other more common pathologies. Ultrasound plays a crucial role in early diagnosis and management. Ultrasonographic findings for a correct prenatal diagnosis include mediastinum displacement with the absence of parenchymal or cystic tissue, decreased thoracic volume, an elevated diaphragm, cardiac axis deviation, and a hemithoracic cavity largely occupied by the heart. Cases of right PA have a worse prognosis compared to left PA, probably due to higher frequency of cardiac and great vessel abnormalities. A rare case of early prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of unilateral fetal PA, at 18 weeks of gestation, is reported.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jmu.jmu_24_23fetal pulmonary malformationslung agenesisprenatal diagnosispulmonary agenesis |
| spellingShingle | Eduardo Reyna-Villasmil Liliana Briceño-Sanabria Juan Carlos Briceño-Sanabria Carlos Briceño-Pérez Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis of Unilateral Pulmonary Agenesis Journal of Medical Ultrasound fetal pulmonary malformations lung agenesis prenatal diagnosis pulmonary agenesis |
| title | Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis of Unilateral Pulmonary Agenesis |
| title_full | Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis of Unilateral Pulmonary Agenesis |
| title_fullStr | Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis of Unilateral Pulmonary Agenesis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis of Unilateral Pulmonary Agenesis |
| title_short | Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis of Unilateral Pulmonary Agenesis |
| title_sort | prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of unilateral pulmonary agenesis |
| topic | fetal pulmonary malformations lung agenesis prenatal diagnosis pulmonary agenesis |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jmu.jmu_24_23 |
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