The Effect of Steroids on Prenatally Diagnosed Lung Lesions

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• Maternal steroid administration has largely replaced open fetal surgery for treating large congenital lung lesions.
• The mechanism by which steroids affect fetal lung lesion growth in utero remains poorly understood.
• A paradigm shift has occurred in prenatal management of lung lesions, favoring less invasive steroid therapy.

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