[Agenesis of the corpus callosum. An example of prognosis uncertainty in fetal medicine].

Objective: For an increasing number of fetal pathologies, means of diagnosis have progressed faster than knowledge of the prognosis. Decisions are extremely difficult for the medical staff and the parents each time that outcome is uncertain. Agenesis of the corpus callosum, whose diagnosis may be certain through ultrasonography and MRI illustrates this situation well.

[Bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Course over 3 years in 88 children born between 1984 and 1988].

Background: The survival and outcome of infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BD) depend on the patient's maturity, the severity of the BD and nutritional problems. This study evaluates the specific role of chronic pulmonary failure in the growth and development of infants recovering from BD.

Population And Methods: 88 infants admitted for BD from January 1984 to December 1988, having gestational age from 25 to 41 weeks 5 days (mean: 29) and birth weight from 680 to 3,400 g (mean: 1,195) were studied.