Congenital lung cysts: treatment strategy based on perinatal ultrasound monitoring

Statistical analysis showed that the refusal from a specific treatment after detection of the fetus in the first half of pregnancy having signs of intrauterine infection, and including intrauterine pneumonia increases the risk of cystic lung malformations up to 84%. At the same time, no signs of fetal infection warrants cystic fetal lung disease by 99%. A prospective study showed the effectiveness of the treatment of intrauterine infection for prevention of congenital cystic lung formations. The probability of bronchopulmonary cyst formation with timely treatment of intrauterine infection reduced to 37%. Lack of adequate treatment increases the risk of lung cystic disease up to 89%. The findings of the study showed that prenatal treatment of intrauterine infection of the fetus provides 100% survival and safe for congenital disorders, including bronchopulmonary cyst regression by 3-6 months of extrauterine life, the lack of treatment during pregnancy, on the other hand, reduces the chances of a successful outcome to 28%.