Complications of long-term drainage of fetal pleural effusion: Case report and review of the literature

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 443-447

  Wittman, Bernd K ^a,b   Martin, Kim A ^a   Wilson, R Doug ^a   Peacock, Donlim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Complications; Fetal surgery; Long term drainage; Pleural effusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CHYLOTHORAX; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS HYDROPS; HUMAN; MIGRATION; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

EID: 0030852552     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994177     Document Type: Article

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