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Fetal lung volume in congenital diaphragmatic hernia

M Bonfils¹, G Emeriaud¹, C Durand², S Brancato¹, F Nugues², P-S Jouk³, I Wroblewski¹, T Debillon¹

¹ Service de Réanimation Néonatale, Grenoble Teaching Hospital, Grenoble, France
² Service de Radiologie Pédiatrique, Grenoble Teaching Hospital
³ Centre Pluridisciplinaire de Diagnostique Périnatal, Grenoble Teaching Hospital

Correspondence to:
Dr Emeriaud
Service de Réanimation Néonatale, CHU de Grenoble, BP 217, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 09, France; GEmeriaud{at}chu-grenoble.fr

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.

Abbreviations: CDH, congenital diaphragmatic hernia; FLV, fetal lung volume

Keywords: diaphragmatic hernia; lung volume; prenatal; prognosis

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