Antenatal assessment and postnatal outcome of fetal echogenic lung lesions: a decade’s experience at a tertiary referral hospital

Abstract

Introduction: Fetal echogenic lung lesions (ELL) are the commonest pulmonary pathology diagnosed on antenatal sonography, and include congenital pulmonary airway malformations (CPAMs) and bronchopulmonary sequestrations. This study aimed to evaluate the predictive utility of the CPAM volume ratio (CVR) at presentation in a series of fetuses with ELLs at a tertiary Australian referral hospital. Material and methods: Retrospective cohort study of all pregnancies with a prenatal diagnosis of an isolated fetal echogenic lung lesion managed at the Royal Women’s Hospital, Victoria, Australia, between 2005 and 2015. Data were obtained from electronic ultrasound image databases and medical records. ..