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. 2021 Oct 25;5(4):2473974X211055372. doi: 10.1177/2473974X211055372

Table 1.

Characteristics and Outcomes of Fetuses.

Characteristic Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4 Case 5 Case 6 Case 7
Pregnancy
GA at MRI, wk + d 29 + 6 29 + 4 31 + 1 30 + 5 37 + 2 32 + 3 31 + 6
GA at delivery, wk + d 37 + 5 34 + 2 36 + 6 37 + 3 38 + 2 34 + 1 33 + 4
Tumor
Final diagnosis Lymphatic malformation Teratoma Teratoma Lymphatic malformation Lymphatic malformation Lymphatic Malformation CHAOS
Lesion/obstruction size on MRI, mm 55 × 35 145 × 110 45 × 36 83 × 42 × 46 80 × 60 × 76 88 × 122 × 87 7 × 5
Delivery a
EXIT No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Airway patent No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Tracheostomy No Yes b No No No No Yes
ET tube No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Successful intubation No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Outcome Emergency caesarean section, cardiac arrest and neonatal death Neonatal death due to significant hemorrhage into teratoma. Pulmonary hypoplasia, pneumothorax, and HIE grade 3 Alive Alive Alive Alive Alive

Abbreviations: CHAOS, congenital high airway obstruction; ET, endotracheal; EXIT, ex utero intrapartum treatment; GA, gestational age; HIE, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.

a

Dark gray, no; light gray, yes.

b

ET tube placed directly into the trachea.