Fetal tracheolaryngeal airway obstruction: prenatal evaluation by sonography and MRI
Open Access
- 25 August 2010
- journal article
- pictorial essay
- Published by Springer Nature in Pediatric Radiology
- Vol. 40 (11) , 1800-1805
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-010-1800-x
Abstract
We reviewed the sonographic and MRI findings of tracheolaryngeal obstruction in the fetus. Conditions that can cause tracheolaryngeal obstruction include extrinsic causes such as lymphatic malformation, cervical teratoma and vascular rings and intrinsic causes such as congenital high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS). Accurate distinction of these conditions by sonography or MRI can help facilitate parental counseling and management, including the decision to utilize the ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedure.Keywords
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