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Imaging of primary unilateral pulmonary hypoplasia: a case report
P Demaret1, R Menten, C Debauche
1Department of Pediatrics, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, 10, Avenue Hippocrate, Brussels 1200, Belgium.
Background:
Pulmonary hypoplasia is a rare cause of neonatal dyspnea almost always secondary to other conditions. We report an exceedingly rare case of primary unilateral pulmonary hypoplasia.
Results And Discussion:
This case illustrates the role of prenatal magnetic resonance imaging when this condition is suspected during the fetal life. Combined with ultrasounds, this imaging modality offers a three-dimensional evaluation of the lungs that can be critical for postnatal medical management.
