Isolated Unilateral Fetal Pleural Effusion: The Role of Sonographic Surveillance and in utero Therapy

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 383-389

  Ahmad, Faris K ^a   Sherman, Susan J ^a   Hagglund, Karen H ^a   Johnson, Mark Paul ^b   Krivchenia, Eric ^b  

^a ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Fetal pleural effusion; Fetal therapy; Hydrothorax; Thoracoamniotic shunt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HYDROPS; FETUS SURGERY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRENATAL DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; THORAX; VIRUS CULTURE;

EID: 0030474327     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: 14219964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000264351     Document Type: Article

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