The CDH mini lungs recapitulated some features of the disease ... Although sloughed off cells captured in the amniotic fluid offer a minimally invasive method for acquiring fetal tissues, Kunisaki ...

Definition Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) occurs when there is a hole in the diaphragm. When this hole forms during fetal development in the womb, the intestines, stomach, or even the liver ...

Fetal echo is short for fetal echocardiogram, an ultrasound test doctors use to look for congenital heart disease (CHD). This disease affects around 1% of births each year and encompasses a wide ...

“Jan Deprest and I have sort played ping-pong,” Hanmin Lee, director of UCSF's Fetal Treatment Center, says about the two institutes' involvement in treating CDH. This year, Lee and his ...