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What sort of fetal lung diseases can occur?

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Dr. Nikolaos Zacharias answered

Specializes in Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Many.: Caml (cystic adenomatoid malformation of the fetal lung), bps (bronchopulmonary sequestration), lobar emphysema, bronchial atresia, hamartomas, tracheal agenesis/chaos (congenital high-airway obstruction sequence).

Answered 6/27/2012

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