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Tracheal occlusion alters pulmonary circulation in the fetal lamb with normally developing lungs.

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BACKGROUND:Tracheal occlusion (TO) promotes fetal lung growth through an increase in intraluminal pressure. Although evidence suggests that fetal TO (FETO) decreases the occurrence of pulmonary hypertension in severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia, controversies on its effect on the pulmonary circulation remain. Therefore, we investigated the effects of FETO on the lung hemodynamics in a chronically catheterized fetal lamb model. METHODS:Fifteen pregnant ewes were operated on between 125 and 128 days of gestation (term: 145 days). Catheters and ultrasonic flow transducer were placed through a left thoracotomy in the lamb fetus to determine aortic, pulmonary and left atrial pressures, and left pulmonary artery blood flow. A balloon was positioned between the carina and vocal cords under fetoscopic control. The animals were assigned to either control (n=6) or FETO (n=9) groups. TO was performed by inflating the balloon. We studied the acute effects of temporary (2-h) and prolonged (4-day) TO on basal pulmonary vascular tone and on the pulmonary vascular reactivity to acetylcholine and to increased fetal oxygen tension. RESULTS:We found that left pulmonary blood flow (LPA) increased and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) decreased by 20% during brief TO (p<0.05). After balloon deflation, LPA blood flow further increased by 40%, and PVR decreased by 50% compared to baseline values (p<0.05). In contrast, no change in LPA blood flow or PVR was observed during prolonged TO. Moreover, the vasodilator responses to acetylcholine and to increased fetal PaO2 were blunted during TO. CONCLUSIONS:These data indicate that antenatal tracheal occlusion promotes active pulmonary vasodilation, which is partly blunted by the mechanical effects of elevation of the intraluminal pressure.

journal_name

J Pediatr Surg

journal_title

Journal of pediatric surgery

authors

Aubry E,Fayoux P,Jani J,Deprest J,Deruelle P,Houfflin-Debarge V,Storme L

doi

10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.08.024

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-03-01 00:00:00

pages

481-7

issue

eissn

0022-3468

issn

1531-5037

pii

S0022-3468(12)00688-4

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Tracheal occlusion alters pulmonary circulation in the fetal lamb with normally developing lungs.