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Unilateral lung hypoplasia: report of three cases.
Author(s) -
Bromley B,
Benacerraf B R
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.1997.16.9.599
Subject(s) - medicine , mediastinal shift , etiology , agenesis , diaphragmatic hernia , hypoplasia , in utero , differential diagnosis , lung , pulmonary hypoplasia , radiology , congenital diaphragmatic hernia , hernia , surgery , pregnancy , pathology , gestation , fetus , genetics , biology
We describe three cases of unilateral pulmonary agenesis as an etiological basis for a mediastinal shift in utero. This cause of mediastinal shift is easily overlooked in the differential diagnosis, which includes diaphragmatic hernia, adenomatoid cystic malformation, and sequestrations. The sonographic findings and obstetric outcome are presented.