Table 1. Characteristics of the patients with definitive diagnosis of congenital pulmonary airway malformation.
Gestational age at the time of the diagnosis (weeks) | 24 weeks (18–30 weeks) |
Median gestational age at the time of deliveryǂ | 37 (28–40) |
Mean birth weight (grams)ǂ | 2,776 (1,500–3,940) |
Gender of the fetus | |
Male | 13 |
Female | 6 |
Site of the lesion | |
Right | 11 |
Left | 7 |
Bilateral | 1 |
Associated anomalies | |
Single umbilical artery, phocomelia | 1 |
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome | 1 |
Ureteropelvic junction obstruction | 1 |
Complications | 1 |
Polyhydramniosis | 3 |
Preterm labor preeclampsia | 2 |
Hystopathology | |
Type-1 CPAM | 6 |
Type-2 CPAM | 6 |
Type-3 CPAM | 7 |
Surgeryγ | 6/13 (46.1%) |
Postpartum mortalityǂ | 2/15 (13.3%) |
Mean time between delivery and surgery (weeks) | 8.8 |
Abbreviations: CPAM, congenital pulmonary airway malformation; TOP, terminaton of pregnancy.
Notes: ǂTOP cases were excluded; γTOP cases and neonatal mortalities were excluded.