Progress of ultrasound in predicting prognosis of congenital diaphragm hernia

ZENG Zhao-xi; XIE Li-mei

Journal of China Clinic Medical Imaging ›› 2016, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (7) : 516-518.

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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia(CDH) belongs to congenital fetal diaphragmatic defect or insufficiency of development. It is due to the disclosure of diaphragm during embryonic period, leading to unilateral or bilateral diaphragmatic defects and abdominal organs enter the chest through the defects. Based on a large number of domestic and foreign related research literatures, several methods for prediction of fetus survival with CDH were summarized. At present, fetal lung-head ratio, fetal lung volume, fetal lung volume and fetal weight ratio, the size of the liver in the chest detected by ultrasound or MRI and associated genetic testing are the main methods to assess fetal prognosis. This will play a significant role in guiding the diagnosis, prognosis evaluation, perinatal intervention therapy and postpartum surgery for CDH.

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Hernia, diaphragmatic / Fetal diseases / Ultrasonography, prenatal

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ZENG Zhao-xi, XIE Li-mei. Progress of ultrasound in predicting prognosis of congenital diaphragm hernia[J]. Journal of China Clinic Medical Imaging. 2016, 27(7): 516-518

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