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Fetal thorax evaluation through ultrasound is a fundamental step of the morphological examination. The noncardiac thoracic malformations (basically pulmonary and diaphragmatic defects) must always be investigated, owing to high perinatal morbidity and mortality rates of these abnormalities.
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Bunduki, V., Zugaib, M. (2018). Noncardiac Thoracic Malformations. In: Atlas of Fetal Ultrasound. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54798-5_8
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