Ultrasound as a screening tool in the follow-up of asymptomatic congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation

Abstract

Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation accounts for the vast majority of congenital cystic lung pathologies. The clinical spectrum of congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation is wide and ranges from silent incidental lesions to severe congenital respiratory distress or stillbirths. Management of clinically silent lesions is still a matter of debate, with conservative follow-up being a popular approach during the last decade. However, an optimal methodology of follow-up is yet to be determined. In this study, ultrasound is proposed as a follow-up tool for clinically silent lesions based on the findings in a case with known congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation from the antenatal period, which has been followed up for four years.

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Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation ultrasound fetal lung cystic adenomatoid malformations

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