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Nishie EN, Osmundo Junior GDS, Mohamed SHM, Tannuri ACA, Gibelli MABC, Carvalho WBD, Peres SV, Francisco RPV, Brizot MDL. Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Evaluation of Lung Volume in Fetuses with Abdominal Wall Defect. Fetal Diagn Ther 2023; 50:259-268. [PMID: 37379809 DOI: 10.1159/000531594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Abdominal wall defects (AWDs) interfere with postnatal respiratory parameters. We aimed to evaluate lung volume (LV) in fetuses with AWD using three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound (US) and to correlate AWD with the type (omphalocele and gastroschisis) and size of the defect and neonatal morbidity and mortality. METHODS This prospective observational study included 72 pregnant women with fetuses with AWD and a gestational age <25 weeks. The data on abdominal volume, 3D US LV, and herniated volume were acquired every 4 weeks up to 33 weeks. LV was compared with normal reference curves and correlated with abdominal and herniated volumes. RESULTS Omphalocele (p < 0.001) and gastroschisis (p < 0.001) fetuses had smaller LV than normal fetuses. LV was positively correlated with abdominal volume (omphalocele, r = 0.86; gastroschisis, r = 0.88), whereas LV was negatively correlated with omphalocele-herniated volume/abdominal volume (p < 0.001, r = -0.51). LV was smaller in omphalocele fetuses that died (p = 0.002), were intubated (p = 0.02), or had secondary closure (p < 0.001). In gastroschisis, a smaller LV was observed in fetuses discharged using oxygen (p = 0.002). CONCLUSION Fetuses with AWD had smaller 3D LV than normal fetuses. Fetal abdominal volume was inversely correlated with LV. In omphalocele fetuses, a smaller LV was associated with neonatal mortality and morbidity.
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- Estela Naomi Nishie
- Obstetrics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina (FMUSP), Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil,
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- Obstetrics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina (FMUSP), Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Obstetrics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina (FMUSP), Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina (FMUSP), Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Obstetrics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina (FMUSP), Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Obstetrics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina (FMUSP), Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Obstetrics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina (FMUSP), Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Perinatal Prognostic Factors and Short-Term Outcomes in a Single-Center Series. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:children10020315. [PMID: 36832444 PMCID: PMC9955513 DOI: 10.3390/children10020315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Background: Many prognostic factors for CDH patients are described and validated in the current literature: the size of diaphragmatic defects, need for patch repair, pulmonary hypertension and left ventricular dysfunction are recognized as the most influencing outcomes. The aim of this study is to analyze the influence of these parameters in the outcome of CDH patients in our department and identify any further prognostic factors. Methods: An observational retrospective single-center study was conducted including all patients treated at our centre with posterolateral CDH between 01.01.1997 and 12.31.2019. The main outcomes evaluated were mortality and length of hospital stay. A univariate and multivariate analysis was performed. Results: We identified 140 patients with posterolateral CDH; 34.8% died before discharge. The overall median length of stay was 24 days. A univariate analysis confirmed that both outcomes are associated with the size of diaphragmatic defects, need for patch repair and presence of spleen-up (p < 0.05). A multivariate analysis identified that the need for patch repair and maximum dopamine dose used for cardiac dysfunction are independent parameters associated with the length of stay only (p < 0.001). Conclusions: In our series, the duration of hospitalization is longer for newborns with CDH treated with higher doses of dopamine for left ventricular dysfunction or needing patch repair in large diaphragmatic defects.
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Dassios T. Critical functional lung volumes in neonatal intensive care: evidence and clinical applications. Pediatr Res 2023:10.1038/s41390-022-02450-9. [PMID: 36624281 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-022-02450-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Respiratory disease is common in premature and sick newborn infants and can often necessitate the initiation of intensive care. Newborn infants often suffer from conditions that are associated with decreased lung volumes that occur as a result of abnormal or incomplete lung development. Such conditions are prematurity and respiratory distress syndrome, preterm premature rupture of membranes and the ensuing pulmonary hypoplasia and congenital lung anomalies such as congenital diaphragmatic hernia. These diseases have a structural component manifesting with lower lung volumes and a functional component that can present with increased oxygen and ventilatory requirements. The corresponding decreased functional lung volume is possibly responsible for some unfavourable pulmonary outcomes. Some infants are unable to wean off invasive respiratory support and, in extreme cases, unable to sustain independent breathing that can lead to long-term invasive ventilation or subsequent death. The aim of this review is to summarise the available evidence behind the concept of a critical functional lung volume in neonatal intensive care and describe the clinical implications that arise from decreased functional lung volumes in the main high-risk populations of newborn infants. IMPACT: Newborn infants suffer from diseases such as respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary hypoplasia and congenital diaphragmatic hernia that are associated with a decrease in the total lung volume and impaired lung function. Critically decreased functional lung volumes during neonatal care are associated with failure to wean off invasive respiratory support, increased mortality and possibly longer-term respiratory complications.
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- Theodore Dassios
- Neonatal Intensive Care Centre, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. .,Department of Women and Children's Health, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK.
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Basurto D, Fuenzalida J, Martinez-Portilla RJ, Russo FM, Pertierra A, Martínez JM, Deprest J, Gratacós E, Gómez O. Intrapulmonary artery Doppler to predict mortality and morbidity in fetuses with mild or moderate left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2021; 58:590-596. [PMID: 34090307 DOI: 10.1002/uog.23701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 04/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVES In fetuses with isolated left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia (LCDH), prenatal detection of severe pulmonary hypoplasia is important, as fetal therapy can improve survival. Cases with mild or moderate lung hypoplasia still carry a considerable risk of mortality and morbidity, but there has been less interest in the accurate prediction of outcome in these cases. In this study of fetuses with mild or moderate isolated LCDH, we aimed to investigate: (1) the association between intrapulmonary artery (IPA) Doppler findings and mortality at discharge; (2) whether adding IPA Doppler findings improves the prediction of mortality based on lung size and liver herniation; and (3) the association between IPA Doppler findings and early neonatal morbidity. METHODS This was a retrospective study of all consecutive fetuses assessed at the BCNatal and UZ Leuven hospitals between 2008 and 2020 with a prenatal diagnosis of isolated, non-severe LCDH, defined as observed-to-expected lung-to-head ratio (o/e-LHR) > 25%, that were managed expectantly during pregnancy followed by standardized neonatal management. An additional inclusion criterion was the availability of IPA Doppler measurements. The primary outcome was the association between IPA Doppler findings and mortality at discharge. Other predictors included o/e-LHR, liver herniation and gestational age at birth. Secondary outcomes were the association between IPA Doppler findings and the presence of pulmonary hypertension (PHT), need for supplemental oxygen at discharge and need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. IPA pulsatility index (PI) values were converted into Z-scores. Logistic regression analysis was performed to investigate the associations between predictor variables and outcome, and the best model was chosen based on the Nagelkerke R2 . RESULTS Observations for 70 non-severe LCDH cases were available. Fifty-four (77%) fetuses survived until discharge. On logistic regression analysis, higher IPA-PI was associated with an increased risk of mortality (odds ratio (OR), 3.96 (95% CI, 1.62-9.70)), independently of o/e-LHR (OR, 0.87 (95% CI, 0.79-0.97)). An IPA-PI Z-score cut-off of 1.8 predicted mortality with a detection rate of 69% and specificity of 93%. Adding IPA-PI to o/e-LHR improved significantly the model's performance (Nagelkerke R2 , 46% for o/e-LHR + IPA-PI vs 28% for o/e-LHR (P < 0.002)), with a detection rate of 81% at a 10% false-positive rate. IPA-PI was associated with PHT (OR, 2.20 (95% CI, 1.01-4.59)) and need for oxygen supplementation at discharge (OR, 1.90 (95% CI, 1.10-3.40)), independently of lung size. CONCLUSIONS In fetuses with mild or moderate LCDH, IPA-PI was associated with mortality and morbidity, independently of lung size. A model combining o/e-LHR with IPA-PI identified up to four in five cases that eventually died, despite being considered to have non-severe pulmonary hypoplasia. © 2021 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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MESH Headings
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation/statistics & numerical data
- Female
- Fetal Diseases/diagnostic imaging
- Fetal Diseases/mortality
- Fetus/diagnostic imaging
- Fetus/embryology
- Fetus/pathology
- Head/diagnostic imaging
- Head/embryology
- Head/pathology
- Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital/diagnostic imaging
- Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital/embryology
- Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital/mortality
- Humans
- Hypertension, Pulmonary/congenital
- Hypertension, Pulmonary/diagnostic imaging
- Hypertension, Pulmonary/embryology
- Infant, Newborn
- Logistic Models
- Lung/diagnostic imaging
- Lung/embryology
- Lung/pathology
- Morbidity
- Odds Ratio
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Pregnancy
- Pulmonary Artery/diagnostic imaging
- Pulmonary Artery/embryology
- Pulsatile Flow
- Retrospective Studies
- Ultrasonography, Doppler/statistics & numerical data
- Ultrasonography, Prenatal/statistics & numerical data
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- D Basurto
- My FetUZ Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster Woman and Child, Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Fetal i+D Fetal Medicine Research Center, BCNatal-Barcelona Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine (Hospital Clínic and Hospital Sant Joan de Deu), Institut Clínic de Ginecologia, Obstetricia i Neonatologia, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Centre for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases (CIBER-ER), Barcelona, Spain
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- Fetal i+D Fetal Medicine Research Center, BCNatal-Barcelona Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine (Hospital Clínic and Hospital Sant Joan de Deu), Institut Clínic de Ginecologia, Obstetricia i Neonatologia, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Centre for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases (CIBER-ER), Barcelona, Spain
- Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, Nuffield Department of Primary Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- My FetUZ Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster Woman and Child, Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Clinical Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases (CIBER-ER), Barcelona, Spain
- Clinical Department of Neonatology, Sant Joan de Déu University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- Fetal i+D Fetal Medicine Research Center, BCNatal-Barcelona Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine (Hospital Clínic and Hospital Sant Joan de Deu), Institut Clínic de Ginecologia, Obstetricia i Neonatologia, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Centre for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases (CIBER-ER), Barcelona, Spain
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- My FetUZ Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster Woman and Child, Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Clinical Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Fetal i+D Fetal Medicine Research Center, BCNatal-Barcelona Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine (Hospital Clínic and Hospital Sant Joan de Deu), Institut Clínic de Ginecologia, Obstetricia i Neonatologia, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Centre for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases (CIBER-ER), Barcelona, Spain
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- Fetal i+D Fetal Medicine Research Center, BCNatal-Barcelona Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine (Hospital Clínic and Hospital Sant Joan de Deu), Institut Clínic de Ginecologia, Obstetricia i Neonatologia, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Centre for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases (CIBER-ER), Barcelona, Spain
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Fetal intervention has progressed in the past two decades from experimental proof-of-concept to practice-adopted, life saving interventions in human fetuses with congenital anomalies. This progress is informed by advances in innovative research, prenatal diagnosis, and fetal surgical techniques. Invasive open hysterotomy, associated with notable maternal-fetal risks, is steadily replaced by less invasive fetoscopic alternatives. A better understanding of the natural history and pathophysiology of congenital diseases has advanced the prenatal regenerative paradigm. By altering the natural course of disease through regrowth or redevelopment of malformed fetal organs, prenatal regenerative medicine has transformed maternal-fetal care. This review discusses the uses of regenerative medicine in the prenatal diagnosis and management of three congenital diseases: congenital diaphragmatic hernia, lower urinary tract obstruction, and spina bifida.
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- Rodrigo Ruano
- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Center for Regenerative Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Inhaled Nitric Oxide Is Associated with Improved Oxygenation in a Subpopulation of Infants with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and Pulmonary Hypertension. J Pediatr 2020; 219:167-172. [PMID: 31706636 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.09.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Revised: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To determine which patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and pulmonary hypertension (PH) benefit from inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) treatment by comparing characteristics and outcomes of iNO responders to nonresponders. STUDY DESIGN We performed a retrospective chart review of infants with CDH treated at our center between 2011 and 2016. In a subset of patients, iNO was initiated for hypoxemia or echocardiographic evidence of extrapulmonary right to left shunting. Initial post-treatment blood gases were reviewed, and patients were classified as responders (increased PaO2 >20 mm Hg) or nonresponders. Baseline characteristics, echocardiograms and outcomes were compared between groups with Fisher exact tests and Mann-Whitney t tests, as appropriate. RESULTS During the study period, 95 of 131 patients with CDH (73%) were treated with iNO. All patients with pretreatment echocardiograms (n = 90) had echocardiographic evidence of PH. Thirty-eight (40%) patients met treatment response criteria. Responders had significant improvements in PaO2 (51 ± 3 vs 123 ± 7 mm Hg, P < .01), alveolar-arterial gradient (422 ± 30 vs 327 ± 27 mm Hg, P < .01), and PaO2 to FiO2 ratio (82 ± 10 vs 199 ± 15 mm Hg, P < .01). Nonresponders were more likely to have left ventricular systolic dysfunction (27% vs 8%, P = .03) on echocardiogram. Responders were less likely to require extracorporeal membrane support (50 vs 24%, P = .02). CONCLUSIONS iNO treatment is associated with improved oxygenation and reduced need for ECMO in a subpopulation of patients with CDH with PH and normal left ventricular systolic function.
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Basurto D, Russo FM, Van der Veeken L, Van der Merwe J, Hooper S, Benachi A, De Bie F, Gomez O, Deprest J. Prenatal diagnosis and management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2019; 58:93-106. [PMID: 30772144 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2018.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is characterized by failed closure of the diaphragm, thereby allowing abdominal viscera to herniate into the thoracic cavity and subsequently interfering with normal lung development. At birth, pulmonary hypoplasia leads to respiratory insufficiency and persistent pulmonary hypertension (PHT), that is lethal in up to 32% of patients. In isolated cases, the outcome may be predicted prenatally by medical imaging and advanced genetic testing. In those fetuses with a predicted poor outcome, fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion may be offered. This procedure is currently being evaluated in a global randomized clinical trial (www.TOTALtrial.eu). We are currently investigating alternative strategies including transplacental sildenafil administration to reduce the occurrence of persistent PHT.
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- David Basurto
- Academic Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster Woman and Child, Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Academic Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster Woman and Child, Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium; Clinical Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Academic Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster Woman and Child, Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium; Clinical Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Academic Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster Woman and Child, Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium; Clinical Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Centre de Référence Maladie Rare: Hernie de Coupole Diaphragmatique, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Université Paris Sud, AP-HP, Clamart, France; European Reference Network on Rare and Inherited Congenital Anomalies "ERNICA"
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- Academic Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster Woman and Child, Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- BCNatal, Barcelona Center for Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine (Hospital Clínic and Hospital Sant Joan de Deu), Fetal I+D Fetal Medicine Research Center, Institut Clinic de Ginecologia, Obstetricia I Neonatologia, IDIBAPS, CIBER-ER, University of Barcelona, Spain
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- Academic Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster Woman and Child, Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium; Clinical Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK; European Reference Network on Rare and Inherited Congenital Anomalies "ERNICA".
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Lawrence KM, Berger K, Herkert L, Franciscovich C, O'Dea CLH, Waqar LN, Partridge E, Hanna BD, Peranteau WH, Avitabile CM, Hopper RK, Rintoul NE, Hedrick HL. Use of prostaglandin E1 to treat pulmonary hypertension in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Pediatr Surg 2019; 54:55-59. [PMID: 30442461 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.10.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Prostaglandin E1 (PGE) has been used to maintain ductus arteriosus patency and unload the suprasystemic right ventricle (RV) in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and severe pulmonary hypertension (PH). Here we evaluate the PH response in neonates with CDH and severe PH treated with PGE. METHODS We performed a retrospective chart review of CDH infants treated at our center between 2011 and 2016. In a subset, PGE was initiated for echocardiographic evidence of severe PH, metabolic acidosis, or hypoxemia. To assess PH response, we evaluated laboratory data, including B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and echocardiograms before and after PGE treatment. Categorical and continuous data were analyzed with Fisher's exact tests and Mann-Whitney t-tests, respectively. RESULTS Fifty-seven infants were treated with PGE a mean 17 ± 2 days. BNP levels declined after 1.4 ± 0.2 days of treatment and again after 5.2 ± 0.6 days. After 6 ± 0.8 days of treatment, echocardiographic estimates of severe PH by tricuspid regurgitation jet velocity, ductus arteriosus direction, and ventricular septum position also improved significantly. Treatment was not associated with postductal hypoxemia or systemic hypoperfusion. CONCLUSIONS In patients with CDH and severe PH, PGE is well tolerated and associated with improved BNP and echocardiographic indices of PH, suggesting successful unloading of the RV. TYPE OF STUDY Treatment study. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III.
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- Kendall M Lawrence
- The Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- The Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- The Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- The Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- The Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- The Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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- The Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pediatrics, Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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- The Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Novoa Y Novoa VA, Sutton LF, Neis AE, Marroquin AM, Freimund TA, Coleman TM, Praska KA, Ruka KL, Warzala VL, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Ruano R. Reproducibility of Lung-to-Head Ratio Ultrasound Measurements in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2018; 37:2037-2041. [PMID: 29399860 DOI: 10.1002/jum.14557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2017] [Revised: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study investigated the reproducibility of standardization of lung-to-head ratio measurements in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) at our center among sonographers after we standardized the method. METHODS We reviewed ultrasound images of 12 fetuses with CDH at Mayo Clinic from 2010 to 2016. Nine operators (1 maternal-fetal medicine specialist with experience in measuring the lung-to-head ratio and 8 sonographers), who were blinded to previous findings, reviewed 33 selected images from 12 fetuses with left CDH. The method for lung-to-head ratio measurement was standardized before starting the measurements. The lung-to-head ratio was assessed by different methods to obtain the lung areas: anteroposterior, longest, and area tracing. We evaluated the correlation between operators using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). We also compared agreement between the sonographers and a physician with experience in measuring the lung-to-head ratio using a Bland-Altman analysis. RESULTS The methods with the best interoperator reproducibility were the standardized anteroposterior lung-to-head ratio (ICC, 0.69) and the standardized lung-to-head ratio tracing (ICC, 0.65) compared to the longest lung-to-head ratio (ICC, 0.56). The standardized lung-to-head ratio tracing had the best agreement among sonographers and the physician (bias, 0.11; limits of agreement, -0.27 to +0.49) than the anteroposterior lung-to-head ratio (bias, 0.35; limits of agreement, -0.13 to + 0.83) and the longest lung-to-head ratio (bias, 0.27; limits of agreement, -0.35 to +0.89). CONCLUSIONS We demonstrated that the lung-to-head ratio tracing method has high interoperator reproducibility and the best agreement among the operators at our center. Further multicenter studies are necessary to confirm our results.
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- Victoria Arruga Novoa Y Novoa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Ruano R, Britto ISW, Sananes N, Lee W, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Deter RL. Growth Patterns of Fetal Lung Volumes in Healthy Fetuses and Fetuses With Isolated Left-Sided Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2016; 35:1159-1166. [PMID: 27091916 DOI: 10.7863/ultra.15.08005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate fetal lung growth using 3-dimensional sonography in healthy fetuses and those with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). METHODS Right and total lung volumes were serially evaluated by 3-dimensional sonography in 66 healthy fetuses and 52 fetuses with left-sided CDH between 20 and 37 weeks' menstrual age. Functions fitted to these parameters were compared for 2 groups: (1) healthy versus those with CDH; and (2) fetuses with CHD who survived versus those who died. RESULTS Fetal right and total lung volumes as well as fetal observed-to-expected right and total lung volume ratios were significantly lower in fetuses with CDH than healthy fetuses (P< .001) and in those fetuses with CDH who died (P< .001). The observed-to-expected right and total lung volume ratios did not vary with menstrual age in healthy fetuses or in those with CDH (independent of outcome). CONCLUSIONS Lung volume rates were lower in fetuses with left-sided CDH compared to healthy fetuses, as well as in fetuses with CDH who died compared to those who survived. The observed-to-expected right and total lung volume ratios were relatively constant throughout menstrual age in fetuses with left-sided CDH, suggesting that the origin of their lung growth abnormalities occurred before 20 weeks and did not progress. The observed-to-expected ratios may be useful in predicting the outcome in fetuses with CDH independent of menstrual age.
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- Rodrigo Ruano
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital Fetal Center, Houston, Texas USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital Fetal Center, Houston, Texas USADepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Science College of Santa Casa of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital Fetal Center, Houston, Texas USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital Fetal Center, Houston, Texas USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital Fetal Center, Houston, Texas USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital Fetal Center, Houston, Texas USA
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Over the past 20 years, prenatal detection of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) has improved worldwide, reaching up to 60% in Europe. Pulmonary hypoplasia and persistent pulmonary hypertension are the two main determinants of neonatal mortality and morbidity, so new tools have been focused on their evaluation. Fetal surgery for severe cases requires proper evaluation of the prognosis of fetuses with CDH. Observed-to-expected lung-to-head ratio, liver position, and total lung volume measured by magnetic resonance are the prognostic factors most often used, and have been shown to correlate not only with neonatal mortality but also with morbidity. In daily practice, pulmonary hypertension by itself, although most often associated with lung hypoplasia, is more difficult to predict.
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Britto ISW, Araujo Júnior E, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Bussamra LCS, Deter RL, Belfort MA, Lee W, Ruano R. Reference ranges for 2-dimensional sonographic lung measurements in healthy fetuses: a longitudinal study. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2014; 33:1917-1923. [PMID: 25336478 DOI: 10.7863/ultra.33.11.1917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to establish reference ranges for 2-dimensional sonographic measurements of fetal lungs from longitudinal data. METHODS A total of 214 fetal lung measurements were longitudinally evaluated in 62 healthy fetuses between 20 and 36 weeks' menstrual age. Both right and left lung areas were measured in the heart 4-chamber view using lung area tracing and axis diameter methods. Multilevel modeling was used to evaluate the expected values and variability with respect to menstrual age and to generate reference ranges for the lung area, lung-to-head ratio, quantitative lung index, and observed-to-expected lung-to-head ratio for both lungs. RESULTS The expected values varied with menstrual age for all parameters. Variance was menstrual age dependent for all parameters except the longest diameter area measurements and their lung-to-head ratios. CONCLUSIONS Models are presented for expected 2-dimensional sonographic lung size parameters and their variance as a function of menstrual age. These data have been used to generate age-specific reference ranges for both measurements and indices.
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- Ingrid Schwach Werneck Britto
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Science College of Santa Casa of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (I.S.W.B., L.C.S.B.); Department of Obstetrics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (E.A.J.); and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital Fetal Center, Houston, Texas USA (H.S.-H., R.L.D., M.A.B., W.L., R.R.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Science College of Santa Casa of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (I.S.W.B., L.C.S.B.); Department of Obstetrics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (E.A.J.); and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital Fetal Center, Houston, Texas USA (H.S.-H., R.L.D., M.A.B., W.L., R.R.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Science College of Santa Casa of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (I.S.W.B., L.C.S.B.); Department of Obstetrics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (E.A.J.); and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital Fetal Center, Houston, Texas USA (H.S.-H., R.L.D., M.A.B., W.L., R.R.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Science College of Santa Casa of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (I.S.W.B., L.C.S.B.); Department of Obstetrics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (E.A.J.); and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital Fetal Center, Houston, Texas USA (H.S.-H., R.L.D., M.A.B., W.L., R.R.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Science College of Santa Casa of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (I.S.W.B., L.C.S.B.); Department of Obstetrics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (E.A.J.); and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital Fetal Center, Houston, Texas USA (H.S.-H., R.L.D., M.A.B., W.L., R.R.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Science College of Santa Casa of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (I.S.W.B., L.C.S.B.); Department of Obstetrics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (E.A.J.); and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital Fetal Center, Houston, Texas USA (H.S.-H., R.L.D., M.A.B., W.L., R.R.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Science College of Santa Casa of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (I.S.W.B., L.C.S.B.); Department of Obstetrics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (E.A.J.); and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital Fetal Center, Houston, Texas USA (H.S.-H., R.L.D., M.A.B., W.L., R.R.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Science College of Santa Casa of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (I.S.W.B., L.C.S.B.); Department of Obstetrics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (E.A.J.); and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital Fetal Center, Houston, Texas USA (H.S.-H., R.L.D., M.A.B., W.L., R.R.).
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Ruano R, Lazar DA, Cass DL, Zamora IJ, Lee TC, Cassady CI, Mehollin-Ray A, Welty S, Fernandes CJ, Haeri S, Belfort MA, Olutoye OO. Fetal lung volume and quantification of liver herniation by magnetic resonance imaging in isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2014; 43:662-669. [PMID: 24127326 DOI: 10.1002/uog.13223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2013] [Revised: 08/20/2013] [Accepted: 10/01/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine associations between fetal lung and liver herniation volumes measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and mortality/need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in cases of isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). A secondary objective was to compare prenatal MRI parameters with two-dimensional ultrasound lung measurements. METHODS A retrospective review of medical records of all fetuses with isolated CDH evaluated between January 2004 and July 2012 was performed. The following MRI parameters were measured at 20-32 weeks: observed/expected total fetal lung volume (o/e-TLV), predicted pulmonary volume (PPV), percentage of liver herniated into the fetal thorax (%LH) and the liver/thoracic volume ratio (LiTR). These were compared with the ultrasound-determined lung-to-head ratio (LHR) and the observed/expected LHR (o/e-LHR) in the same cohort. The predictive value of MRI and ultrasound parameters for mortality and the need for ECMO was evaluated by univariate, multivariate and factor analysis and by receiver-operating characteristics curves. RESULTS Eighty fetuses with isolated CDH were evaluated. Overall mortality was 18/80 (22.5%). Two newborns died a few hours after birth. ECMO was performed in 29/78 (37.2%) newborns, with a survival rate of 48.3% (14/29). The side of the diaphragmatic defect was not associated with mortality (P = 0.99) or the need for ECMO (P = 0.48). Good correlation was observed among o/e-TLV, PPV, LHR and o/e-LHR as well as between %LH and LiTR (r = 0.89; P < 0.01); however, fetal lung measurements and measures of liver herniation were not correlated (all P > 0.05). All parameters were statistically associated with mortality or the need for ECMO. The best combination of measurements to predict mortality was o/e-TLV and %LH, with 83% accuracy. CONCLUSION Mortality and the need for ECMO in neonates with isolated CDH can be best predicted using a combination of MRI o/e-TLV and %LH.
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- R Ruano
- Texas Children's Fetal Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Kehl S, Siemer J, Brunnemer S, Weiss C, Eckert S, Schaible T, Sütterlin M. Prediction of postnatal outcomes in fetuses with isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernias using different lung-to-head ratio measurements. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2014; 33:759-767. [PMID: 24764330 DOI: 10.7863/ultra.33.5.759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to compare different methods for measuring the fetal lung area-to-head circumference ratio and to investigate their prediction of postpartum survival and the need for neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy in fetuses with isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernias. METHODS This prospective study included 118 fetuses of at least 20 weeks' gestation with isolated left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernias. The lung-to-head ratio was measured with 3 different methods (longest diameter, anteroposterior diameter, and tracing). To eliminate the influence of gestational age, the observed-to-expected lung-to-head ratio was calculated. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were calculated for the statistical prediction of survival and need for ECMO therapy by the observed-to-expected lung-to-head ratio measured with the different methods. RESULTS For survival and ECMO necessity 118 and 102 cases (16 neonates were not eligible for ECMO) were assessed, respectively. For prediction of postpartum survival and ECMO necessity, the areas under the ROC curves and 95% confidence intervals showed very similar results for the 3 methods for prediction of survival (tracing, 0.8445 [0.7553-0.9336]; longest diameter, 0.8248 [0.7360-0.9136]; and anteroposterior diameter, 0.8002 [0.7075-0.8928]) and for ECMO necessity (tracing, 0.7344 [0.6297-0.8391]; longest diameter, 0.7128 [0.6027-0.8228]; and anteroposterior diameter, 0.7212 [0.6142-0.8281]). Comparisons between the areas under the ROC curves showed that the tracing method was superior to the anteroposterior diameter method in predicting postpartum survival (P = .0300). CONCLUSIONS Lung-to-head ratio and observed-to-expected lung-to-head ratio measurements were shown to accurately predict postnatal survival and the need for ECMO therapy in fetuses with left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernias. Tracing the limits of the lungs seems to be the favorable method for calculating the fetal lung area.
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- Sven Kehl
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany.
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Recent ultrasonographic methods applied in the evaluation of fetal thoracic structures and anomalies are presented. Fetal lung volumetric assessment by 3D ultrasonography, analysis of the thoracic wall by 3D-rendered image and 3D skeletal-mode imaging, intrathoracic vessel evaluation by 3D power Doppler ultrasonography, analysis of heart anatomy and abnormalities by 4D spatiotemporal image correlation, identification of normal and abnormal intrathoracic almost isoechogenic structures by volume contrast imaging and evaluation of the heart and great vessels by 3 and 4D inverse mode will be reviewed.
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- Rodrigo Ruano
- Universidade de São Paulo-Brazil, R. Valentim Magalhaes 100 ap. 52, São Paulo, SP, 03184-090, Brazil.
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Kehl S, Eckert S, Berlit S, Tuschy B, Sütterlin M, Siemer J. New formulas for calculating the lung-to-head ratio in healthy fetuses between 20 and 40 weeks' gestation. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2013; 32:1939-1943. [PMID: 24154897 DOI: 10.7863/ultra.32.11.1939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to develop new formulas for the expected fetal lung area-to-head circumference ratio in normal singleton pregnancies between 20 and 40 weeks' gestation. METHODS The lung-to-head ratio and complete fetal biometric parameters of 126 fetuses between 20 and 40 weeks' gestation were prospectively measured. The lung-to-head ratio was measured by 3 different methods (longest diameter, anteroposterior diameter, and tracing). Formulas for predicting right and left lung-to-head ratios with regard to gestational age and biometric parameters were derived by stepwise regression analysis. RESULTS New formulas for calculating right and left lung-to-head ratios by each measurement method were derived. The formulas included gestational age only and no biometric parameters. CONCLUSIONS The new formulas for estimating the expected lung-to-head ratio by the 3 different methods in normal singleton pregnancies up to 40 weeks' gestation may help improve the prognostic power of observed-to-expected lung-to-head ratio assessment in fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernias.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany.
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Ruano R, Peiro JL, da Silva MM, Campos JADB, Carreras E, Tannuri U, Zugaib M. Early fetoscopic tracheal occlusion for extremely severe pulmonary hypoplasia in isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia: preliminary results. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2013; 42:70-76. [PMID: 23349059 DOI: 10.1002/uog.12414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2012] [Revised: 12/20/2012] [Accepted: 12/21/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of early fetoscopic tracheal occlusion (FETO) (22-24 weeks' gestation) on pulmonary response and neonatal survival in cases of extremely severe isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). METHODS This was a multicenter study involving fetuses with extremely severe CDH (lung-to-head ratio < 0.70, liver herniation into the thoracic cavity and no other detectable anomalies). Between August 2010 and December 2011, eight fetuses underwent early FETO. Data were compared with nine fetuses that underwent standard FETO and 10 without fetoscopic procedure from January 2006 to July 2010. FETO was performed under maternal epidural anesthesia, supplemented with fetal intramuscular anesthesia. Fetal lung size and vascularity were evaluated by ultrasound before and every 2 weeks after FETO. Postnatal therapy was equivalent for both treated fetuses and controls. Primary outcome was infant survival to 180 days and secondary outcome was fetal pulmonary response. RESULTS Maternal and fetal demographic characteristics and obstetric complications were similar in the three groups (P > 0.05). Infant survival rate was significantly higher in the early FETO group (62.5%) compared with the standard group (11.1%) and with controls (0%) (P < 0.01). Early FETO resulted in a significant improvement in fetal lung size and pulmonary vascularity when compared with standard FETO (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Early FETO may improve infant survival by further increases of lung size and pulmonary vascularity in cases with extremely severe pulmonary hypoplasia in isolated CDH. This study supports formal testing of the hypothesis with a randomized controlled trial.
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MESH Headings
- Abnormalities, Multiple/metabolism
- Abnormalities, Multiple/mortality
- Abnormalities, Multiple/physiopathology
- Abnormalities, Multiple/surgery
- Balloon Occlusion/methods
- Female
- Fetoscopy/methods
- Fetoscopy/mortality
- Gestational Age
- Hernia, Diaphragmatic/metabolism
- Hernia, Diaphragmatic/mortality
- Hernia, Diaphragmatic/physiopathology
- Hernia, Diaphragmatic/surgery
- Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital
- Humans
- Lung/abnormalities
- Lung/metabolism
- Lung/physiopathology
- Lung/surgery
- Lung Diseases/metabolism
- Lung Diseases/mortality
- Lung Diseases/physiopathology
- Lung Diseases/surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
- Pregnancy
- Severity of Illness Index
- Survival Rate
- Trachea/embryology
- Trachea/physiopathology
- Treatment Outcome
- Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
- Ultrasonography, Prenatal/methods
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- R Ruano
- Obstetrics Department, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Kehl S, Becker L, Eckert S, Weiss C, Schaible T, Neff KW, Siemer J, Sütterlin M. Prediction of mortality and the need for neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy by 3-dimensional sonography and magnetic resonance imaging in fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernias. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2013; 32:981-988. [PMID: 23716519 DOI: 10.7863/ultra.32.6.981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To compare different rotation angles for assessment of fetal lung volume by 3-dimensional (3D) sonography with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) regarding prediction of mortality and the need for neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy in fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernias. METHODS One hundred patients with fetal congenital diaphragmatic hernias between 22 and 39 weeks' gestation were examined by 3D sonography and MRI. Sonographic contralateral fetal lung volumes were assessed by the rotational technique (virtual organ computer-aided analysis) at 3 different rotation angles: 6°, 15°, and 30°. The MRI fetal lung volumes were calculated based on multiplanar T2-weighted MRI. To eliminate the influence of gestational age, the observed to expected contralateral fetal lung volume on sonography and the observed to expected fetal lung volume on MRI were calculated. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were calculated for the statistical prediction of survival and need for ECMO therapy by the observed to expected contralateral fetal lung volume (sonography) and observed to expected fetal lung volume (MRI). RESULTS One hundred cases were assessed for survival and 89 for ECMO necessity (11 neonates were not eligible for ECMO). For prediction of postpartum survival and ECMO necessity, the areas under the ROC curves (AUCs) showed very similar results for MRI and 3D sonography: observed to expected fetal lung volume by MRI, 0.819 (95% confidence interval, 0.730-0.909) and 0.835 (0.748-0.922), respectively; 6° sonography, 0.765 (0.647-0.883) and 0.820 (0.734-0.905); 15° sonography, 0.784 (0.672-0.896) and 0.811 (0.719-0.903); and 30° sonography, 0.732 (0.609-0.855) and 0.772 (0.671-0.872). Comparisons between the AUCs revealed no statistical differences. CONCLUSIONS We have shown the good prognostic value of 3D sonography in fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernias compared with MRI, particularly when using small rotation angles. Therefore, it can be an appropriate diagnostic tool when counseling patients for congenital diaphragmatic hernias.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mannheim University Medical Center, Mannheim, Germany.
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Ruano R, Takashi E, da Silva MM, Haeri S, Tannuri U, Zugaib M. Quantitative lung index, contralateral lung area, or lung-to-head ratio to predict the neonatal outcome in isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia? JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2013; 32:413-417. [PMID: 23443181 DOI: 10.7863/jum.2013.32.3.413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To estimate the accuracy of the quantitative lung index and contralateral lung area for prediction of the neonatal outcome in isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia in comparison to other available prediction models. METHODS Between January 2004 and December 2010, 108 fetuses with isolated (82 left-sided and 26 right-sided) congenital diaphragmatic hernia were prospectively evaluated. The quantitative lung index and observed-to-expected contralateral lung area were measured and compared to the neonatal survival rate and severe postnatal pulmonary arterial hypertension, along with the lung-to-head ratio, observed-to-expected lung-to-head ratio, and observed-to-expected total lung volume. RESULTS Overall neonatal mortality was 64.8% (70 of 108). Severe pulmonary arterial hypertension was diagnosed in 68 (63.0%) of the cases, which was associated with neonatal death (P < .001). Both the quantitative lung index and observed-to-expected contralateral lung area were significantly associated with neonatal survival and pulmonary arterial hypertension (P < .001), with accuracy to predict survival of 70.9% and 70.0%, respectively, and accuracy to predict hypertension of 78.7% and 72.0%; however, they were both less accurate than the observed-to-expected total lung volume (83.3% and 86.1%; P < .01). The lung-to-head ratio (73.1% and 78.7%) and observed-to-expected lung-to-head ratio (75.9% and 72.2%; P > .05) had similar accuracy as the quantitative lung index and observed-to-expected contralateral lung area. CONCLUSIONS The observed-to-expected total lung volume is the most accurate predictor of the neonatal outcome in cases of isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Both the quantitative lung index and observed-to-expected contralateral lung area, albeit reasonably accurate, do not produce the same level of accuracy and render similar results as the lung-to-head ratio and observed-to-expected lung-to-head ratio.
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- Rodrigo Ruano
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, 05403-900 São Paulo-SP, Brazil.
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Debus A, Hagelstein C, Kilian AK, Weiss C, Schönberg SO, Schaible T, Neff KW, Büsing KA. Fetal Lung Volume in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Association of Prenatal MR Imaging Findings with Postnatal Chronic Lung Disease. Radiology 2013; 266:887-95. [DOI: 10.1148/radiol.12111512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Ruano R, Ramalho AS, de Freitas RCM, Campos JADB, Lee W, Zugaib M. Three-dimensional ultrasonographic assessment of fetal total lung volume as a prognostic factor in primary pleural effusion. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2012; 31:1731-1739. [PMID: 23091243 DOI: 10.7863/jum.2012.31.11.1731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to predict perinatal outcomes using fetal total lung volumes assessed by 3-dimensional ultrasonography (3DUS) in primary pleural effusion. METHODS Between July 2005 and July 2010, total lung volumes were prospectively estimated in fetuses with primary pleural effusion by 3DUS using virtual organ computer-aided analysis software. The first and last US examinations were considered in the analysis. The observed/expected total lung volumes were calculated. Main outcomes were perinatal death (up to 28 days of life) and respiratory morbidity (orotracheal intubation with mechanical respiratory support >48 hours). RESULTS Twelve of 19 fetuses (63.2%) survived. Among the survivors, 7 (58.3%) had severe respiratory morbidity. The observed/expected total lung volume at the last US examination before birth was significantly associated with perinatal death (P < .01) and respiratory morbidity (P < .01) as well as fetal hydrops (P < .01) and bilateral effusion (P = .01). CONCLUSIONS Fetal total lung volumes may be useful for the prediction of perinatal outcomes in primary pleural effusion.
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- Rodrigo Ruano
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, 255 Avenida Dr Enéias de Carvalho Aguiar, 10° Andar, 05403-900 São Paulo-SP, Brazil.
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Ruano R, Takashi E, da Silva MM, Campos JADB, Tannuri U, Zugaib M. Prediction and probability of neonatal outcome in isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia using multiple ultrasound parameters. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2012; 39:42-49. [PMID: 21898639 DOI: 10.1002/uog.10095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the accuracy and probabilities of different fetal ultrasound parameters to predict neonatal outcome in isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). METHODS Between January 2004 and December 2010, we evaluated prospectively 108 fetuses with isolated CDH (82 left-sided and 26 right-sided). The following parameters were evaluated: gestational age at diagnosis, side of the diaphragmatic defect, presence of polyhydramnios, presence of liver herniated into the fetal thorax (liver-up), lung-to-head ratio (LHR) and observed/expected LHR (o/e-LHR), observed/expected contralateral and total fetal lung volume (o/e-ContFLV and o/e-TotFLV) ratios, ultrasonographic fetal lung volume/fetal weight ratio (US-FLW), observed/expected contralateral and main pulmonary artery diameter (o/e-ContPA and o/e-MPA) ratios and the contralateral vascularization index (Cont-VI). The outcomes were neonatal death and severe postnatal pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). RESULTS Neonatal mortality was 64.8% (70/108). Severe PAH was diagnosed in 68 (63.0%) cases, of which 63 died neonatally (92.6%) (P < 0.001). Gestational age at diagnosis, side of the defect and polyhydramnios were not associated with poor outcome (P > 0.05). LHR, o/e-LHR, liver-up, o/e-ContFLV, o/e-TotFLV, US-FLW, o/e-ContPA, o/e-MPA and Cont-VI were associated with both neonatal death and severe postnatal PAH (P < 0.001). Receiver-operating characteristics curves indicated that measuring total lung volumes (o/e-TotFLV and US-FLW) was more accurate than was considering only the contralateral lung sizes (LHR, o/e-LHR and o/e-ContFLV; P < 0.05), and Cont-VI was the most accurate ultrasound parameter to predict neonatal death and severe PAH (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Evaluating total lung volumes is more accurate than is measuring only the contralateral lung size. Evaluating pulmonary vascularization (Cont-VI) is the most accurate predictor of neonatal outcome. Estimating the probability of survival and severe PAH allows classification of cases according to prognosis.
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MESH Headings
- Algorithms
- Balloon Occlusion/methods
- Female
- Fetal Diseases/diagnostic imaging
- Fetal Diseases/mortality
- Fetal Diseases/therapy
- Gestational Age
- Hernia, Diaphragmatic/diagnostic imaging
- Hernia, Diaphragmatic/embryology
- Hernia, Diaphragmatic/mortality
- Hernia, Diaphragmatic/therapy
- Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital
- Humans
- Hypertension, Pulmonary/diagnostic imaging
- Infant, Newborn
- Lung/diagnostic imaging
- Lung/physiopathology
- Lung Volume Measurements
- Male
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Outcome
- Probability
- Prospective Studies
- ROC Curve
- Reproducibility of Results
- Survival Analysis
- Ultrasonography, Doppler/methods
- Ultrasonography, Prenatal/methods
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- R Ruano
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Ruano R, Yoshisaki CT, da Silva MM, Ceccon MEJ, Grasi MS, Tannuri U, Zugaib M. A randomized controlled trial of fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion versus postnatal management of severe isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2012; 39:20-27. [PMID: 22170862 DOI: 10.1002/uog.10142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/04/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Severe pulmonary hypoplasia and pulmonary arterial hypertension are associated with reduced survival in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). We aimed to determine whether fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion (FETO) improves survival in cases of severe isolated CDH. METHODS Between May 2008 and July 2010, patients whose fetuses had severe isolated CDH (lung-to-head ratio < 1.0, liver herniation into the thoracic cavity and no other detectable anomalies) were assigned randomly to FETO or to no fetal intervention (controls). FETO was performed under maternal epidural anesthesia supplemented with fetal intramuscular anesthesia. Tracheal balloon placement was achieved with ultrasound guidance and fetoscopy between 26 and 30 weeks of gestation. All cases that underwent FETO were delivered by the EXIT procedure. Postnatal therapy was the same for both treated fetuses and controls. The primary outcome was survival to 6 months of age. Other maternal and neonatal outcomes were also evaluated. RESULTS Twenty patients were enrolled randomly to FETO and 21 patients to standard postnatal management. The mean gestational age at randomization was similar in both groups (P = 0.83). Delivery occurred at 35.6 ± 2.4 weeks in the FETO group and at 37.4 ± 1.9 weeks in the controls (P < 0.01). In the intention-to-treat analysis, 10/20 (50.0%) infants in the FETO group survived, while 1/21 (4.8%) controls survived (relative risk (RR), 10.5 (95% CI, 1.5-74.7), P < 0.01). In the received-treatment analysis, 10/19 (52.6%) infants in the FETO group and 1/19 (5.3%) controls survived (RR, 10.0 (95% CI, 1.4-70.6) P < 0.01). CONCLUSION FETO improves neonatal survival in cases with isolated severe CDH.
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- R Ruano
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Ioannou C, Sarris I, Salomon LJ, Papageorghiou AT. A review of fetal volumetry: the need for standardization and definitions in measurement methodology. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2011; 38:613-619. [PMID: 21674657 DOI: 10.1002/uog.9074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/16/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Volume charts of fetal organs and structures vary considerably among studies. This review identified 42 studies reporting normal volumes, namely for fetal brain (n = 3), cerebellum (n = 4), liver (n = 6), femur (n = 2), lungs (n = 15), kidneys (n = 3) and first-trimester embryo (n = 9). The differences among median volumes were expressed both in percentage form and as standard deviation scores. Wide discrepancies in reported normal volumes make it extremely difficult to diagnose pathological organ growth reliably. Given its magnitude, this variation is likely to be due to inconsistencies in volumetric methodology, rather than population differences. Complicating factors include the absence of clearly defined anatomical landmarks for measurement; inadequate assessment and reporting of method repeatability; the inherent difficulty in validating fetal measurements in vivo against a reference standard; and a multitude of mutually incompatible three-dimensional (3D) imaging formats and software measuring tools. An attempt to standardize these factors would improve intra- and inter-researcher agreement concerning reported volumetric measures, would allow generalization of reference data across different populations and different ultrasound systems, and would allow quality assurance in 3D fetal biometry. Failure to ensure a quality control process may hamper the wide use of 3D ultrasound.
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- C Ioannou
- Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Kehl S, Kalk AL, Eckert S, Schaible T, Sütterlin M, Neff W, Siemer J. Assessment of lung volume by 3-dimensional sonography and magnetic resonance imaging in fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernias. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2011; 30:1539-1545. [PMID: 22039026 DOI: 10.7863/jum.2011.30.11.1539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of different rotation angles in assessment of the contralateral lung volume by 3-dimensional (3D) sonography in comparison to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernias. METHODS A total of 126 measurements by 3D sonography and MRI were conducted in 81 patients between 18 and 39 weeks' gestation. The 3D sonographic volumes of the contralateral fetal lung were calculated by the rotational technique (virtual organ computer-aided analysis) with rotation angles of 6°, 15°, and 30°. Transverse multiplanar T2-weighted MRI was performed for the MRI measurements. To compare the accuracy of 3D sonographic volumetry using different rotation angles, MRI assessment was taken as the reference method, and percentage errors and limits of agreement were calculated for each angle. RESULTS Three-dimensional sonographic volume measurements showed a high correlation with MRI (6° angle, R(2) = 0.86; 15° angle, R(2) = 0.78; 30° angle, R(2) = 0.68). The mean percentage error showed no systematic error. With regard to random error, the 6° step had significantly lower values than the larger angles 30° step (R = 0.472) and the narrowest limits of agreement. CONCLUSIONS Especially when using a small rotation angle, assessment of the contralateral fetal lung volume by 3D sonography in congenital diaphragmatic hernias is a reliable alternative to MRI.
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- Sven Kehl
- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mannheim University Medical Center, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
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Kehl S, Zirulnik A, Debus A, Sütterlin M, Siemer J, Neff W. In vitro models of the fetal lung: comparison of lung volume measurements with 3-dimensional sonography and magnetic resonance imaging. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2011; 30:1085-1091. [PMID: 21795484 DOI: 10.7863/jum.2011.30.8.1085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Three-dimensional (3D) sonography is an established volumetric method in gynecology and obstetrics. The aim of this study was to investigate the variability of 3D sonographic measurements and their accuracy in comparison with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for assessing fetal lung volume using in vitro lung models. METHODS Twenty-three in vitro lung models with randomly defined volumes ranging from 1 to 60 mL were made from gelatin with plastic sheaths, manually molded into the shape of fetal lungs. The models were measured using 3D sonography and MRI. The 3D sonographic volumes were calculated using the rotational technique with angles of 6° and 30°. Multiplanar T2-weighted sequences were used for the MRI measurements. The percentage error and absolute percentage error were calculated for each method, and intraobserver and interobserver variability in 3D sonographic measurements was assessed with intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). Agreement between calculated and real volumes using the limits of agreement method was also evaluated. RESULTS The ICCs for the rotation angles indicated very good intraobserver and interobserver variability (6°, 0.995 and 0.996; 30°, 0.997 and 0.985). No systematic errors were observed in the mean percentage errors for 3D sonographic measurements or MRI volumetry. The lowest median absolute percentage error (1.76) was obtained with MRI volumetry, significantly lower than the values for sonography (6°, 5.00; P < .001; 30°, 5.49; P < .001). There were no significant differences in absolute percentage errors between the rotation angles (P = .82) and no significant differences in limits of agreement between 3D sonography and MRI (6°, P = .76; 30°, P = .39). CONCLUSIONS Three-dimensional sonographic volumetry was almost as accurate as MRI in this in vitro model and can be regarded as a good alternative method. Further research is needed to confirm these findings in vivo and to assess the prognostic value in fetuses with lung hypoplasia (eg, congenital diaphragmatic hernias).
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- Sven Kehl
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mannheim University Hospital, Mannheim, Germany.
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Hadchouel A, Benachi A, Revillon Y, Rousseau V, Martinovic J, Verkarre V, Dumez Y, Delacourt C. Factors associated with partial and complete regression of fetal lung lesions. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2011; 38:88-93. [PMID: 21157773 DOI: 10.1002/uog.8909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVE A decrease in the volume of congenital pulmonary malformations (CPM) can be observed on prenatal ultrasonography, but the underlying mechanism for this phenomenon is unknown. Our objective was to identify factors associated with the prenatal reduction in size of cystic and/or hyperechoic lung lesions. METHODS This was a retrospective study of cases with a prenatal diagnosis of hyperechoic and/or cystic lung lesion. The extent of reduction in lesion size was calculated from ultrasound measurements. Clinical, ultrasound, radiological and histological data were tested for their relationship with prenatal CPM reduction. RESULTS In a 4-year period, 36 patients were referred with a cystic and/or hyperechoic fetal lung lesion diagnosed at a mean gestational age of 23.4 weeks. The lesions were cystic in 16 cases (44%), hyperechoic in 12 (33%) and both in eight (22%). The malformation was no longer visible before birth (apparent disappearance) in nine cases (25%), shrank by 18-90% in 15 (42%) and did not reduce in 12 (33%). Findings on postnatal computed tomography were always abnormal. Isolated hyperechoic lesions were significantly more likely to shrink in utero. The mean reductions were 79%, 35% and 19%, for isolated hyperechoic, cystic and mixed lesions, respectively (P=0.001). Only 8% of hyperechoic lesions demonstrated no volume reduction, as compared to 50% and 42% of cystic and mixed lesions, respectively (P=0.03). Greater gestational age at birth was also associated with a decrease in the incidence of malformations (P=0.02). In cases that underwent surgery, hyperechoic lesions were linked to a variety of pathological diagnoses, whereas cystic lesions were all described histologically as congenital cystic adenomatoid malformations. CONCLUSIONS Prenatal size reduction of fetal lung malformations is associated with isolated hyperechogenicity and greater gestational age at birth. This might result from the resumption of normal lung development after local disruption of lung growth.
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- Service de Pneumologie Pédiatrique, Centre de Référence pour les Maladies Respiratoires Rares de l'Enfant, Hôpital des Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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Benachi A, Saada J, Martinovic J, de Lagausie P, Storme L, Jani J. Hernie congénitale du diaphragme : prise en charge anténatale. Rev Mal Respir 2011; 28:800-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2010.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2010] [Accepted: 12/30/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kehl S, Eckert S, Sütterlin M, Neff KW, Siemer J. Influence of different rotation angles in assessment of lung volumes by 3-dimensional sonography in comparison to magnetic resonance imaging in healthy fetuses. JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE 2011; 30:819-825. [PMID: 21632997 DOI: 10.7863/jum.2011.30.6.819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Three-dimensional (3D) sonographic volumetry is established in gynecology and obstetrics. Assessment of the fetal lung volume by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in congenital diaphragmatic hernias has become a routine examination. In vitro studies have shown a good correlation between 3D sonographic measurements and MRI. The aim of this study was to compare the lung volumes of healthy fetuses assessed by 3D sonography to MRI measurements and to investigate the impact of different rotation angles. METHODS A total of 126 fetuses between 20 and 40 weeks' gestation were measured by 3D sonography, and 27 of them were also assessed by MRI. The sonographic volumes were calculated by the rotational technique (virtual organ computer-aided analysis) with rotation angles of 6° and 30°. To evaluate the accuracy of 3D sonographic volumetry, percentage error and absolute percentage error values were calculated using MRI volumes as reference points. Formulas to calculate total, right, and left fetal lung volumes according to gestational age and biometric parameters were derived by stepwise regression analysis. RESULTS Three-dimensional sonographic volumetry showed a high correlation compared to MRI (6° angle, R(2) = 0.971; 30° angle, R(2) = 0.917) with no systematic error for the 6° angle. Moreover, using the 6° rotation angle, the median absolute percentage error was significantly lower compared to the 30° angle (P < .001). The new formulas to calculate total lung volume in healthy fetuses only included gestational age and no biometric parameters (R(2) = 0.853). CONCLUSIONS Three-dimensional sonographic volumetry of lung volumes in healthy fetuses showed a good correlation with MRI. We recommend using an angle of 6° because it assessed the lung volume more accurately. The specifically designed equations help estimate lung volumes in healthy fetuses.
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- Sven Kehl
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mannheim University Hospital, Mannheim, Germany.
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Prendergast M, Rafferty GF, Davenport M, Persico N, Jani J, Nicolaides K, Greenough A. Three-dimensional ultrasound fetal lung volumes and infant respiratory outcome: a prospective observational study. BJOG 2011; 118:608-14. [PMID: 21291507 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02841.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine if fetal lung volumes (FLVs), determined by three-dimensional rotational ultrasound and virtual organ computer-aided analysis software (vocal), correlated with neonatal respiratory outcomes in surviving infants who had a high risk [fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)], lower risk [fetuses with anterior wall defects (AWDs)] and no risk (controls) of abnormal antenatal lung growth. DESIGN Prospective observational study. SETTING Tertiary fetal medicine and neonatal intensive care units. POPULATION Sixty fetuses (25 with CDH, 25 with AWDs and ten controls). METHODS FLVs were measured and expressed as the percentage of the observed compared with the expected for gestational age. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Neonatal respiratory outcome was determined by the duration of supplemental oxygen, mechanical ventilation and dependencies, and assessment of lung volume using a gas dilution technique to measure functional residual capacity (FRC). RESULTS The infants with CDH had lower FLV results than both the infants with AWDs (P=0.05) and the controls (P<0.05). The infants with CDH had longer durations of mechanical ventilation (P<0.001) and supplementary oxygen (P<0.001) dependence, compared with infants with AWDs. The infants with CDH had a lower median FRC than both the infants with AWDs (P<0.001) and the controls (P<0.001). FLV results correlated significantly with the durations of dependency on ventilation (r= -0.744, P<0.01) and oxygen (r= -0.788, P<0.001), and with FRC results (r=0.429, P=0.001). CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that FLVs obtained using three-dimensional rotational ultrasound might be useful in predicting neonatal respiratory outcome in surviving infants who had varying risks of abnormal lung growth. Larger and more comprehensive studies are needed to clarify the role that lung volume measurements have in assessing lung function and growth.
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- M Prendergast
- Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, MRC and Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, King's College London, London, UK
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Diagnosis of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/174_2010_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Hellinger JC, Medina LS, Epelman M. Pediatric Advanced Imaging and Informatics: State of the Art. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2010; 31:171-93. [DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2010.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Araujo Júnior E, De Oliveira PS, Nardozza LMM, Simioni C, Rolo LC, Goldman SM, Szejnfeld J, Moron AF. Fetal lung volume in fetuses with urinary tract malformations: comparison by 2D-, 3D-sonography and magnetic resonance imaging. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2010; 23:60-8. [PMID: 19626568 DOI: 10.3109/14767050903121415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the concordance between two-dimensional ultrasonography (2DUS), three-dimensional ultrasonography (3DUS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the assessment of lung volume in fetuses with urinary tract malformations (UTM). METHODS This was a cross-sectional study involving 12 pregnancies between 19 and 34 weeks, with various fetal UTM. Pulmonary volume was obtained by 2DUS using the following equation: total lung volume = [right lung antero-posterior diameter (X) x transverse diameter (Y) x cranial-caudal diameter x 0.152 + left lung (X1) x (Y1) x (Z1) x 0.167]. Pulmonary volume by 3DUS was obtained using the virtual organ computer-aided analysis (VOCAL) method with a 30 degrees (VOL30), 18 degrees (VOL18) and 12 degrees (VOL12) rotation. A fast sequence of transverse lung section was also obtained by MRI. The intraclass correlation coefficient was used to evaluate the correlation between the three methods. The paired student t-test was used to compare the means. RESULTS There was a strong correlation between the three methods, and the highest correlations were between MRI and VOL18 for the right (ICC = 0.913) and left (ICC = 0.947) lungs. A strong correlation was also found between the lung volumes obtained through MRI and VOL12 as well as VOL18 (p = 0.544 and 0.286, respectively). However, for the left lung there was only a correlation between MRI and VOL12 (p = 0.49). CONCLUSIONS There is a good concordance between 3DUS (VOL12) and MRI in the evaluation of lung volume in fetuses with UTM.
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- Edward Araujo Júnior
- Obstetrics Department of São Paulo Federal University (UNIFESP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Shimono R, Ibara S, Maruyama Y, Maruyama H, Tokuhisa T, Noguchi H, Takamatsu H. Radiographic findings of diaphragmatic hernia and hypoplastic lung. J Perinatol 2010; 30:140-3. [PMID: 19710680 DOI: 10.1038/jp.2009.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) has a poor prognosis, despite intensive management. The prognosis of CDH is correlated with hypoplastic lung, but it is difficult to measure the degree of hypoplasia. The aims of this study were, therefore, to examine the relationship between chest X-ray and prognosis, and to assess whether the radiographic findings were a good indicator of hypoplastic lungs in patients with CDH. STUDY DESIGN Fifty neonates with CDH were classified radiographically into apex and hilar types. To assess the differences in clinical course between these two groups, gestational age, birth weight, prenatal diagnosis, survival rate, requirement of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy and lung area on X-rays were analyzed. RESULTS In all, 32 cases were of the apex type and 18 were hilar. The survival rate of the hilar group (33%) was significantly worse than that of the apex group (81%) (P<0.001). The hilar group required ECMO therapy more frequently than did the apex group. CONCLUSIONS The present results show a significant correlation between survival rate and the findings of chest X-rays in CDH. Radiographic findings are thus a good clinical indicator of the prognosis of CDH in neonates.
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- R Shimono
- Department of Neonatology, Perinatal Medical Center, Kagoshima City Hospital, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, Japan.
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Ruano R, Aubry MCÃ, Barthe B, Dumez Y, Benachi A. Three-dimensional ultrasonographic measurements of the fetal lungs for prediction of perinatal outcome in isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2009; 35:1031-41. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2009.001060.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Deprest JA, Gratacos E, Nicolaides K, Done E, Van Mieghem T, Gucciardo L, Claus F, Debeer A, Allegaert K, Reiss I, Tibboel D. Changing perspectives on the perinatal management of isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia in Europe. Clin Perinatol 2009; 36:329-47, ix. [PMID: 19559323 DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2009.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) should be diagnosed in the prenatal period and prompt referral to a tertiary referral center for imaging, genetic testing, and multidisciplinary counseling. Individual prediction of prognosis is based on the absence of additional anomalies, lung size, and liver herniation. In severe cases, a prenatal endotracheal balloon procedure is currently being offered at specialized centers. Fetal intervention is now also offered to milder cases within a trial, hypothesizing that this may reduce the occurrence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in survivors. Postnatal management has been standardized by European high-volume centers for the purpose of this and other trials.
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- Jan A Deprest
- Woman and Child Division, Fetal Medicine Unit, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
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Worley KC, Dashe JS, Barber RG, Megison SM, McIntire DD, Twickler DM. Fetal magnetic resonance imaging in isolated diaphragmatic hernia: volume of herniated liver and neonatal outcome. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009; 200:318.e1-6. [PMID: 19110232 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2008] [Revised: 08/07/2008] [Accepted: 10/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to use magnetic resonance (MR) imaging (MRI) to estimate percentage of fetal thorax occupied by lung, liver, and other abdominal organs in pregnancies with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). STUDY DESIGN This was a retrospective study of pregnancies with isolated CDH referred for MRI between August 2000 and June 2006. Four regions of interest were measured in the axial plane by an investigator blinded to neonatal outcome, and volumes were then calculated. The percentages of thorax occupied by lung, liver, and all herniated organs were then compared with neonatal outcomes. RESULTS Fifteen CDH fetuses underwent MRI at a median gestational age of 29 weeks. Liver herniation was found in 93%. When the liver occupied > 20% of the fetal thorax, neonatal deaths were significantly increased. Percentages of lung and other herniated organs were not associated with outcome. CONCLUSION In our MR series of isolated CDH, neonatal deaths were significantly increased when > 20% of the fetal thorax was occupied by liver.
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- Kevin C Worley
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9032, USA.
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Cheong KB, Leung KY, Chan HY, Lee YP, Yang F, Tang MHY. Comparison of inter- and intraobserver agreement between three types of fetal volume measurement technique (XI VOCAL, VOCAL and multiplanar). ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2009; 33:287-294. [PMID: 19248036 DOI: 10.1002/uog.6255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To compare the new XI VOCAL (eXtended Imaging Virtual Organ Computer-aided Analysis) for three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound measurement of fetal volume with the conventional multiplanar technique and a rotational method using VOCAL. METHODS We acquired 3D volume datasets from 30 fetuses at 11-14 weeks of gestation using a commercially available ultrasound system. Fetal volume was calculated using XI VOCAL (with 5, 10, 15 and 20 slices), multiplanar (1-mm interval) and VOCAL (with 12 degrees, 18 degrees and 30 degrees rotation) techniques. The level of agreement for interobserver and intraobserver variability was determined and evaluated for all methods and reliability was assessed. RESULTS Fetal volume measurements obtained using XI VOCAL (10 slices) showed good correlation with those obtained using VOCAL (18 degrees) (r = 0.940, P = 0.076; intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), 0.962 (95% CI, 0.920-0.982), P = 0.182), and XI VOCAL (15 slices) showed good correlation with VOCAL (12 degrees ) (r = 0.961, P = 0.092; ICC, 0.979 (95% CI, 0.957-0.990), P = 0.190). The mean difference between paired measurements by the XI VOCAL (10 slices) and VOCAL (18 degrees ) methods was 1.00 mL, while that by the XI VOCAL (15 slices) and VOCAL (12 degrees) methods was 0.90 mL. 95% limits of agreement were - 2.80 to 4.80 between XI VOCAL (10 slices) and VOCAL (18 degrees) and - 1.90 to 3.70 between XI VOCAL (15 slices) and VOCAL (12 degrees). There was a small difference in the time required to complete the fetal volume measurement between XI VOCAL and VOCAL when a similar number of slices or rotational steps was used (P < 0.05), XI VOCAL taking less time. CONCLUSION XI VOCAL (with 10, 15 and 20 slices) can be used interchangeably with the multiplanar technique (1-mm interval) for the measurement of fetal volume. XI VOCAL (10 slices) and VOCAL (18 degrees) can be used interchangeably, as can XI VOCAL (15 slices) and VOCAL (12 degrees), for the measurement of fetal volume.
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- K B Cheong
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Hong Kong, SAR China. cheong kah
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Deprest JA, Flemmer AW, Gratacos E, Nicolaides K. Antenatal prediction of lung volume and in-utero treatment by fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion in severe isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2009; 14:8-13. [PMID: 18845492 DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2008.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a severe malformation with an overall survival between 30% and 90%. Survival in the presence of associated malformations is very low. The condition should be detected in ultrasound screening programmes, but whether and how prenatal imaging can accurately predict outcome remains a matter of debate. Predictions based on the lung area:head circumference ratio and liver position are best studied. This information is highly relevant in counselling patients, leaving to severe cases the option of termination of pregnancy as experimental prenatal intervention aiming to reverse pulmonary hypoplasia. The purpose of this review is to update current knowledge regarding predictive value of prenatal assessment in terms of neonatal survival. We will also discuss experimental evidence and clinical data regarding fetal tracheal occlusion.
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- Jan A Deprest
- Center for Surgical Technologies, Faculty of Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Minderbroedersstraat 17, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Britto ISW, de Silva Bussamra LC, Araujo Júnior E, Tedesco GD, Nardozza LMM, Moron AF, Aoki T. Fetal lung volume: comparison by 2D- and 3D-sonography in normal fetuses. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2009; 280:363-8. [PMID: 19132381 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-008-0908-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2008] [Accepted: 12/19/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Ingrid Schwach Werneck Britto
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical Science College of Santa Casa of São Paulo (FCMSCSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Gorincour G, Bach-Segura P, Ferry-Juquin M, Eurin D, Chaumoitre K, Bouvenot J, Bourliere-Najean B, tous les membres du G.R.R.I.F.. Signal pulmonaire fœtal en IRM : valeurs normales et application à la hernie diaphragmatique congénitale. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 90:53-8. [DOI: 10.1016/s0221-0363(09)70078-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Taylor GA, Atalabi OM, Estroff JA. Imaging of congenital diaphragmatic hernias. Pediatr Radiol 2009; 39:1-16. [PMID: 18607585 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-008-0917-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2008] [Revised: 04/28/2008] [Accepted: 05/19/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernias are complex and life-threatening lesions that are not just anatomic defects of the diaphragm, but represent a complex set of physiologic derangements of the lung, the pulmonary vasculature, and related structures. Imaging plays an increasingly important role in the care of these infants. Prenatal sonography and MRI have allowed early and accurate identification of the defect and associated anomalies. These tools have also been the key to defining the degree of pulmonary hypoplasia and to predicting neonatal survival and need for aggressive respiratory rescue strategies. In the postnatal period, conventional radiography supplemented by cross-sectional imaging in selected cases can be very useful in sorting out the differential diagnosis of intrathoracic masses, in the detection of associated anomalies, and in the management of complications. Understanding the pathogenesis of diaphragmatic defects, the underlying physiologic disturbances, and the strengths and limitations of current imaging protocols is essential to the effective and accurate management of these complex patients.
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- George A Taylor
- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Doné E, Gucciardo L, Van Mieghem T, Jani J, Cannie M, Van Schoubroeck D, Devlieger R, Catte LD, Klaritsch P, Mayer S, Beck V, Debeer A, Gratacos E, Nicolaides K, Deprest J. Prenatal diagnosis, prediction of outcome and in utero therapy of isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Prenat Diagn 2008; 28:581-91. [PMID: 18634116 DOI: 10.1002/pd.2033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) can be associated with genetic or structural anomalies with poor prognosis. In isolated cases, survival is dependent on the degree of lung hypoplasia and liver position. Cases should be referred in utero to tertiary care centers familiar with this condition both for prediction of outcome as well as timed delivery. The best validated prognostic indicator is the lung area to head circumference ratio. Ultrasound is used to measure the lung area of the index case, which is then expressed as a proportion of what is expected normally (observed/expected LHR). When O/E LHR is < 25% survival chances are < 15%. Prenatal intervention, aiming to stimulate lung growth, can be achieved by temporary fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion (FETO). A balloon is percutaneously inserted into the trachea at 26-28 weeks, and reversal of occlusion is planned at 34 weeks. Growing experience has demonstrated the feasibility and safety of the technique with a survival rate of about 50%. The lung response to, and outcome after FETO, is dependent on pre-existing lung size as well gestational age at birth. Early data show that FETO does not increase morbidity in survivors, when compared to historical controls. Several trials are currently under design.
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- Elisa Doné
- Fetal Medicine Unit of University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Prédiction anténatale de l’hypoplasie pulmonaire et traitement in-utero par occlusion trachéale fœtale endoscopique (FETO) dans la hernie diaphragmatique congénitale isolée sévère. BULLETIN DE L'ACADÉMIE NATIONALE DE MÉDECINE 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s0001-4079(19)32665-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Jani J, Cannie M, Sonigo P, Robert Y, Moreno O, Benachi A, Vaast P, Gratacos E, Nicolaides KH, Deprest J. Value of prenatal magnetic resonance imaging in the prediction of postnatal outcome in fetuses with diaphragmatic hernia. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2008; 32:793-799. [PMID: 18956430 DOI: 10.1002/uog.6234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the potential value of antenatally determined total fetal lung volume (TFLV) by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the prediction of the postnatal survival in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). METHODS We examined fetuses with isolated CDH, in which MRI was used at 22-38 weeks of gestation to measure TFLV and assess intrathoracic herniation of abdominal viscera, that were liveborn after 30 weeks of gestation and had postnatal follow-up until death or discharge from hospital. Regression analysis was used to investigate the effect on survival of gestational age at diagnosis, observed to expected (o/e) TFLV, intrathoracic herniation of the liver, side of CDH, gestational age at MRI, institution, year and gestational age at delivery. In 76 fetuses measurements of o/e TFLV and the lung area to head circumference ratio (LHR) were performed within 2 weeks of each other; in these cases o/e TFLV and o/e LHR were compared for their prediction of postnatal survival. RESULTS In the 148 cases that fulfilled the entry criteria, multiple regression analysis demonstrated that significant predictors of survival were the presence or absence of intrathoracic herniation of the liver and o/e TFLV. The area under the receiver-operating characteristics curves for prediction of postnatal survival from o/e TFLV was 0.786 (standard error, 0.059; P < 0.001) and that from o/e LHR was 0.743 (standard error, 0.069; P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS In the assessment of fetuses with CDH, MRI-based o/e TFLV is useful in the prediction of postnatal survival.
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- J Jani
- Radiology and Fetal Medicine Unit of King's College Hospital, London, UK.
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Cannie M, Jani J, Meersschaert J, Allegaert K, Done' E, Marchal G, Deprest J, Dymarkowski S. Prenatal prediction of survival in isolated diaphragmatic hernia using observed to expected total fetal lung volume determined by magnetic resonance imaging based on either gestational age or fetal body volume. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2008; 32:633-639. [PMID: 18792417 DOI: 10.1002/uog.6139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To compare the predictive value of the prenatal observed to expected (o/e) lung volume as measured by fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), based on an algorithm using either the gestational age or fetal body volume (FBV), for neonatal survival of fetuses with isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). METHODS We included 53 fetuses with a prenatal diagnosis of isolated CDH, 26 without and 27 with prenatal tracheal occlusion, who were assessed by fetal MRI, liveborn after 32 weeks, and in whom follow-up until discharge from the neonatal care unit was available. Measurements of lung volumes were expressed as a percentage of the appropriate mean (o/e total fetal lung volume (TFLV) x 100) either for gestational age or for FBV. Measurements of FBV were expressed as a percentage of the appropriate mean (o/e FBV x 100) for gestation. Fetuses with prenatal intervention were all assessed > or = 24 h after balloon removal. Regression analysis was used to examine the effect on postnatal survival of either o/e TFLV based on gestational age or based on FBV, gestation at delivery, side of CDH, intrathoracic position of the liver and prenatal intervention. Receiver-operating characteristics (ROC) curves were constructed for the prediction of survival by o/e TFLV based on gestational age and o/e TFLV based on FBV, for all fetuses, as well as for those with o/e FBV between 90 and 110% and those with values beyond that range. A power calculation for the number of fetuses needed to show a difference between the ROC curves was performed. RESULTS Regression analysis demonstrated that o/e TFLV based on gestational age and on FBV were the only independent predictors of postnatal survival. The area under the ROC curve for prediction of postnatal survival from the o/e TFLV based on gestational age was 0.811, and for that based on FBV it was 0.868 (P < 0.001 for both). For fetuses with o/e FBV between 90 and 110%, and those with values < 90% and > 110%, the area for measurements based on gestational age was 0.895 and 0.733, respectively; when based on FBV it was 0.906 and 0.833 (P < 0.01 for all). A minimum of 273 patients would be needed to provide a probability of 90% of detecting a difference between the areas under both ROC curves. CONCLUSIONS In fetuses with isolated CDH, lung volume as measured by fetal MRI was significantly correlated with survival. Prediction tended to be better by o/e TFLV based on FBV rather than gestational age. The difference in the prediction of survival between o/e TFLV based on FBV or gestational age was dependent on fetal biometry.
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- M Cannie
- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
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Cannie M, Jani J, Chaffiotte C, Vaast P, Deruelle P, Houfflin-Debarge V, Dymarkowski S, Deprest J. Quantification of intrathoracic liver herniation by magnetic resonance imaging and prediction of postnatal survival in fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 2008; 32:627-632. [PMID: 18792415 DOI: 10.1002/uog.6146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To quantify the degree of intrathoracic liver herniation by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and evaluate its effect on postnatal survival in fetuses with isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). METHODS Forty fetuses that were expectantly managed and that were delivered after 32 weeks' gestation were included in this study. On axial T2 weighted MR images the degree of intrathoracic liver herniation was measured by volumetry, using the xyphoid process and thoracic apex as landmarks. The ratio of the volume of the liver that was herniated into the thoracic cavity to the volume of the thoracic cavity was calculated (LiTR). All the fetuses also underwent lung volumetry, and the ratio of the observed/expected total fetal lung volume (o/e TFLV) was calculated. Regression analysis was used to investigate the effect on survival of side of occurrence of CDH, o/e TFLV, LiTR and gestational age at delivery. Receiver-operating characteristics (ROC) curves were constructed to examine the prediction of survival by o/e TFLV or LiTR alone and o/e TFLV and LiTR together. RESULTS Univariate regression analysis demonstrated that significant predictors of survival were o/e TFLV and LiTR. Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that o/e TFLV and LiTR provided independent prediction of survival. The area under the ROC curve (AUC) for the prediction of postnatal survival from o/e TFLV alone was 0.846 (P < 0.001; SE = 0.062) and the AUC from LiTR alone was 0.875 (P = 0.001; SE = 0.072). The AUC for the prediction of postnatal survival from o/e TFLV and LiTR combined was 0.912 (P < 0.001; SE = 0.045), however it was not statistically significantly different from that of o/e TFLV alone. CONCLUSION In expectantly managed CDH fetuses, assessment of LiTR using MRI provided prediction of postnatal survival independently from o/e TFLV.
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- M Cannie
- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
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Büsing KA, Kilian AK, Schaible T, Dinter DJ, Neff KW. MR lung volume in fetal congenital diaphragmatic hernia: logistic regression analysis--mortality and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Radiology 2008; 248:233-9. [PMID: 18566175 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2481070934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To prospectively assess the results of logistic regression analysis that were based on magnetic resonance (MR) image fetal lung volume (FLV) measurements to predict survival and the corresponding need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy in fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) before and after 30 weeks gestation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Written informed consent was obtained and the study was approved by the local research ethics committee. FLV was measured on MR images in 95 fetuses (52 female neonates, 43 male neonates) with CDH between 22 and 39 weeks gestation by using multiplanar T2-weighted half-Fourier acquired single-shot turbo spin-echo MR imaging. On the basis of logistic regression analysis results, mortality and the need for ECMO therapy were calculated for fetuses before and after 30 weeks gestation. RESULTS Overall, higher FLV was associated with improved survival (P < .001) and decreasing probability of need for ECMO therapy (P = .008). Survival at discharge was 29.2% in neonates with an FLV of 5 mL, compared with 99.7% in neonates with an FLV of 25 mL. The corresponding need for ECMO therapy was 56.1% in fetuses with an FLV of 5 mL and 8.7% in fetuses with an FLV of 40 mL. Prognostic power was considerably lower before 30 weeks gestation. CONCLUSION Beyond 30 weeks gestation, logistic regression analysis that is based on MR FLV measurements is useful to estimate neonatal survival rates and ECMO requirements. Prior to 30 weeks gestation, the method is not reliable and the FLV measurement should be repeated, particularly in fetuses with small lung volumes, before a decision is made about therapeutic options.
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- Karen A Büsing
- Department of Clinical Radiology, University Hospital Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor Kutzer Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany.
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