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- This study compares congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) and bronchial atresia (BA) to identify differences in clinical features and diagnosis.
- It finds that CPAM is more likely to be diagnosed prenatally compared to BA, and patients with CPAM undergo more fetal interventions and surgeries, though survival rates are similar for both conditions.
- The main symptoms also differ: pneumonia predominates in postnatally diagnosed BA patients, while respiratory distress is more common in CPAM, with BA symptoms appearing at an older age.
Article Abstract
Background/purpose: Differences in clinical features between congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) and bronchial atresia (BA) have not yet been clearly described.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 112 patients with a pathological diagnosis of CPAM or BA. The clinical parameters were statistically analyzed between these diseases.
Results: Seventy-one patients received prenatal diagnosis and 41 received postnatal diagnosis. The percentage of prenatal diagnosis was significantly higher in CPAM patients (84% vs 50%, p < 0.001). Among patients with prenatal diagnosis, the backgrounds were not different between the two diseases except for the number of Caesarean sections (81% vs 9%, p < 0.0001). The numbers of patients that underwent fetal interventions and emergent neonatal surgery were higher in CPAM (51% vs 15%, p < 0.01 and 76% vs 12%, p < 0.0001), although there was no statistical difference in survival rate (86% vs 97%, p = 0.2). In patients receiving postnatal diagnosis, pneumonia was the primary symptom in most BA patients, whereas respiratory distress was the major symptom in patients with CPAM. Age at presentation of the primary symptom was significantly older in BA patients (4.2 years vs 1.2 years, p < 0.005).
Conclusion: CPAM and BA have distinct clinical features in terms of therapeutic and natural history. Careful imaging evaluation and pathological analysis can lead to an accurate diagnosis of BA.
Type Of Study: Prognostic study.
Level Of Evidence: Level II. This study is categorized as a "Prognostic Study" with LEVEL III of Evidence.
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