Congenital high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS) discussing the role and limits of prenatal diagnosis starting from a single-center case series

Congenital high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS) : discussing the role and limits of prenatal diagnosis starting from a single-center case series

OBJECTIVES: we aimed to report our experience about congenital high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS) that is a rare and fatal congenital anomaly; laryngeal atresia is the most frequent cause. Sonographic findings are enlarged echogenic lungs, dilated trachea, and ascites

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of prenatal medicine. - 2007. - 10(2016), 1-2 vom: 22. Jan., Seite 4-7
1. Verfasser: D'Eufemia, Maria Diletta (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Cianci, Stefano, Di Meglio, Filippo, Di Meglio, Letizia, Di Meglio, Lavinia, Vitale, Salvatore Giovanni, Laganà, Antonio Simone, Chiofato, Benito, Rapisarda, Agnese Maria Chiara, Padula, Francesco, La Rosa, Valentina, Coco, Claudio, Vascone, Carmine
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of prenatal medicine
Schlagworte:Journal Article Review congenital high airway obstruction diagnosis prenatal diagnosis prognosis
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:OBJECTIVES: we aimed to report our experience about congenital high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS) that is a rare and fatal congenital anomaly; laryngeal atresia is the most frequent cause. Sonographic findings are enlarged echogenic lungs, dilated trachea, and ascites
METHODS: we performed a single-center case series analysis collecting antenatally through ultrasound examination, and some of them confirmed by autopsy
RESULTS: we report six cases of CHAOS diagnosed by antenatal ultrasonography between 2007 and 2013
CONCLUSION: to date literature provides very few individual case reports. This work describes typical sonographic findings of this syndrome and it underlines the importance of early prenatal diagnosis to improve prognosis thought an ex utero intrapartum treatment, that seems to be the only chance of survival for the affected fetus
Beschreibung:Date Revised 31.03.2022
published: Print
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1971-3282
DOI:10.11138/jpm/2016.10.1.004