Mid-trimester thoracoamniotic shunting for the treatment of fetal primary pleural effusions in a twin pregnancy. A case report

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 209-211

  Grisaru Granovsky, S ^b   Seaward, P G R ^b   Windrim, R ^b   Wyatt, P ^b   Kelly, E N ^b   Ryan, G ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fetus; Hydrops; Pleural effusion, primary; Pleuroamniotic shunt; Twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS HYDROPS; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SHUNTING; TWIN PREGNANCY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0033919375     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000021007     Document Type: Article

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