Outcomes of Cases of Prenatally-Diagnosed Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation

Conclusion A precise postnatal diagnosis is very important to organize the proper management of the pregnancies with fetuses with CPAM. The positive predictive value of the prenatal diagnosis of CPAM via ultrasonography is of 70.3%. The differential diagnosis of CPAM may be prolonged to the postpartum period in some cases.
Source: Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetricia - Category: OBGYN Source Type: research