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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2006;91:F363-F364 doi:10.1136/adc.2005.079392
  • Short report

Fetal lung volume in congenital diaphragmatic hernia

  1. M Bonfils1,
  2. G Emeriaud1,
  3. C Durand2,
  4. S Brancato1,
  5. F Nugues2,
  6. P-S Jouk3,
  7. I Wroblewski1,
  8. T Debillon1
  1. 1Service de Réanimation Néonatale, Grenoble Teaching Hospital, Grenoble, France
  2. 2Service de Radiologie Pédiatrique, Grenoble Teaching Hospital
  3. 3Centre Pluridisciplinaire de Diagnostique Périnatal, Grenoble Teaching Hospital
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr Emeriaud
    Service de Réanimation Néonatale, CHU de Grenoble, BP 217, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 09, France; GEmeriaud{at}chu-grenoble.fr
  • Accepted 27 January 2006
  • Published Online First 1 February 2006

Abstract

In a retrospective study of 22 neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia, fetal lung volume (FLV) measured by magnetic resonance imaging was associated with survival; the best FLV ratio cut-off to predict mortality was 30% of expected FLV. This study supports a correlation between FLV and the chances of survival.

Footnotes

  • Competing interests: none declared

  • Published Online First 31 January 2006

Responses to this article

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    • Théophile Gaillot,
    • Mathilde Ferry, Alain Beuchée, Patrick Pladys, Pierre Bétrémieux
    Arch Dis Child - Fetal Neonatal Ed published online July 18, 2006

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