An unusual hernia: Congenital pericardial effusion associated with liver herniation into the pericardial sac

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 791-793

  Stevens, R L ^a   Mathers, A ^b   Hollman, A S ^a   MacKenzie, J R ^a,b   Galea, P ^b   Macdonald, P D ^a   Wilson, N ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; HUMAN; LIVER; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HERNIA; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER DISEASES; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIUM; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0029804665     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01396203     Document Type: Article

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