The increasing incidence of foetal echogenic congenital lung malformations: an observational study

Abstract

There was over a three-fold increase in the antenatally detected CLM in the Wessex region 1994-2012. Comparison with the antenatal detection of diaphragmatic hernia suggests that this is a true rise in incidence rather than an artefactual increase due to increased antenatal recognition secondary to improved ultrasound resolution and operator experience. These results have clinical and cost implications for practitioners of foetal medicine, neonatology and paediatric surgery services.