Prenatal diagnosis of congenital high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS). Five case report

Prenatal diagnosis of congenital high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS). Five case report

Congenital high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS) is an extremely rare life-threatening condition. Laryngeal atresia appears to be the most frequent cause. Generally the diagnosis is made with severely enlarged and highly echogenic lungs and additional ultrasound findings. The prognosis of the aff...

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Veröffentlicht in:Medical ultrasonography 2015-03, Vol.17 (1), p.115
Hauptverfasser: Aslan, Halil, Ekiz, Ali, Acar, Deniz Kanber, Aydiner, Burchan, Kaya, Basak, Sezer, Salim
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abnormalities, Multiple - diagnostic imaging
Adult
Airway Obstruction - congenital
Airway Obstruction - diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Larynx - abnormalities
Larynx - diagnostic imaging
Pregnancy
Syndrome
Trachea - abnormalities
Trachea - diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography, Prenatal - methods
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Zusammenfassung:Congenital high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS) is an extremely rare life-threatening condition. Laryngeal atresia appears to be the most frequent cause. Generally the diagnosis is made with severely enlarged and highly echogenic lungs and additional ultrasound findings. The prognosis of the affected infants is often poor. Five cases are reported here that were diagnosed in a tertiary center between 2008 and 2014.
ISSN:1844-4172
2066-8643
DOI:10.11152/mu.2013.2066.171.haek