What to do if the fetus has a cystadenoma in the left lung

The normality of the lung sacs is directly related to whether the fetus can grow normally, so prenatal examinations are very important so that problems can be discovered in time and tragedies can be avoided. If a fetus develops a cystadenoma in the left lung after birth, it may cause defects such as tracheal displacement, resulting in the fetus being unable to develop normally. If the situation worsens further, it may compress the child's heart and cause a life-threatening situation.

What is fetal pulmonary cystadenoma?

Fetal pulmonary cystadenoma is a fetal lung malformation disease. This case is relatively rare, but fetal pulmonary cystadenoma can seriously affect the healthy development of the fetus and even endanger the life of the fetus. It is one of the factors that determine whether the fetus can survive. Therefore, women must have regular prenatal checkups after pregnancy, do a good job of eugenics, and avoid the discovery of serious congenital diseases such as fetal pulmonary cystadenoma after the fetus is born.

Ultrasonic manifestations of fetal pulmonary cystadenoma

The current preferred examination method for fetal pulmonary cystadenoma is B-ultrasound examination, which mainly uses dynamic ultrasound to effectively observe the development of the fetal chest cavity. The prenatal ultrasound manifestation of fetal pulmonary cystadenoma is a mass in the chest cavity, which will affect the healthy development of the fetal lung tissue. Even larger adenomas may cause certain compression on the heart and other organs and tissues, affecting physiological functions such as blood circulation. In severe cases, fatal edema may occur, leading to stillbirth. Currently, fetal pulmonary cystadenomas detected by ultrasound are mainly divided into three types: macrocystic, microcystic, and mixed. According to clinical experience, the prognosis of macrocystic and microcystic types is better, while the mixed type is more complicated and has a worse prognosis.

Treatment of fetal lung cystadenoma

How to treat fetal pulmonary cystadenoma? Clinically, the CVR value of the child is mainly observed, and the possibility of fetal edema is determined based on the CVR critical point. Currently, there are two main surgical methods for treating fetal pulmonary cystadenomas. One is to use puncture to drain the fluid in a larger single cyst under visual conditions to avoid severe edema and reduce the pressure of the adenoma on surrounding organs and tissues. Another treatment method is to perform adenoma removal surgery after the fetus is born. This treatment is generally used when the fetal lung cystadenoma is relatively small and does not affect the development of the fetus in the abdomen.

How to deliver a fetus with pulmonary cystadenoma?

As mentioned earlier, if the fetal pulmonary cystadenoma is of the microcystic type, the adenoma is relatively small and will not have much impact on the development of the fetus. The pregnancy can proceed smoothly and surgical removal can be performed after the fetus is born. So in this case, how is the fetus delivered? Can it be delivered naturally? Experts suggest that a caesarean section is recommended in this case to avoid accidents caused by the baby being squeezed through the birth canal.