Abstract:Bilateral pulmonary agenesis (BPA) is a rare congenital lung malformation incompatible with extra-uterine life, diagnosed by various prenatal imaging modalities in the second and third trimesters. Essentials for diagnosis are complete absence of lungs and bronchi and no pulmonary vascular supply. In the present case, both convex and vaginal ultrasound scan performed at 13 th GW revealed an anechoic content in the entire fetal thorax with no evidence of pericardial effusion, fetal heart diseases, or any other a… Show more
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