A case of prenatal diagnosis of unilateral pulmonary agenesis.

Lee, Hee Jun; Kim, Sun Young; Park, Jeong Woo; Kim, Woo Oh; Park, Chan Wook; Park, Joong Shin; Jun, Jong Kwan; Syn, Hee Chul

doi:2011.54.12.798

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2011;54(12):798-801.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5468/KJOG.2011.54.12.798 Published online December 1, 2011.

A case of prenatal diagnosis of unilateral pulmonary agenesis.

Hee Jun Lee, Sun Young Kim, Jeong Woo Park, Woo Oh Kim, Chan Wook Park, Joong Shin Park, Jong Kwan Jun, Hee Chul Syn

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jhs0927@snu.ac.kr

Abstract

Unilateral pulmonary agenesis is a very rare developmental malformation that is often associated with other anomalies. The prognosis of pulmonary agenesis varies from stillbirth, to neonatal death, to survival without any symptoms depending on the presence of associated congenital malformations. Therefore, it is very important to perform a prenatal diagnosis of unilateral pulmonary agenesis. We describe a case of unilateral pulmonary agenesis diagnosed in the second trimester by transabdominal ultrasound.

Key Words: Pulmonary agenesis, Prenatal diagnosis, Fetal ultasound