Intrapericardial teratoma in a twin fetus: Diagnosis and management

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 89, Issue 5 II SUPPL., 1997, Pages 807-809

  Sklansky, Mark ^a,b   Greenberg, Mark ^a   Lucas, Victor ^a   Gruslin Giroux, Andree ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Division of Pediatric Cardiology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FETUS HYDROPS; FETUS LUNG MATURITY; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOMA; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 0030891592     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(97)00031-8     Document Type: Article

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