Open AccessPulmonary hypoplasia with hepatic and renal anomalies in a dead fetus
Author(s) -
B Ravindrakumar,
V. Subhadra Devi,
Ujjawal Rani
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.95329
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary hypoplasia , hypoplasia , fetus , autopsy , lung , congenital diaphragmatic hernia , diaphragmatic hernia , left lung , anatomy , kidney , thoracic cavity , hernia , surgery , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Pulmonary hypoplasia is a developmental malformation characterized by incomplete development of lung tissue. During routine fetal autopsy of an apparently normal female dead fetus of 36 weeks gestation presented completely hypoplastic left lung, partially hypoplastic right lung, right-sided shift of heart, right-sided shift of trachea, left-sided diaphragmatic hernia through which an extra lobe from left lobe of liver extended into the left half of thoracic cavity. Left kidney was iliac in position.