The interplay between prenatal liver growth and lung development in congenital diaphragmatic hernia

The interplay between prenatal liver growth and lung development in congenital diaphragmatic hernia

ObjectiveLiver herniation is a known risk factor for increased severity in CDH and is associated with clinically significant pulmonary hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension. Better studies are needed to understand the growth of the herniated liver compared to the liver that remains in the abdomen an...

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Main Authors: Katherine C. Ott, Michael Bi, Federico Scorletti, Saad A. Ranginwala, William S. Marriott, Jose L. Peiro, Beth M. Kline-Fath, Amir M. Alhajjat, Aimen F. Shaaban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
congenital diaphragm hernia
liver development
in utero imaging
liver growth
pulmonary hypoplasia
pulmonary hypertension
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.983492/full

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