A new successful therapy for fetal chylothorax by intrapleural injection of maternal blood

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 290-294

  Parra, J ^a,b   Amenedo, M ^a   Muniz Diaz E ^a   Ormo, F ^a   Simo M ^a   Vega, C ^a   Fernandez J G ^a   Senosiain, R ^a   Moliner, E ^a   Guinovart, G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Fetal therapy; Maternal blood; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROPS; INTRAUTERINE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MATERNAL BLOOD; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOCENTESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ASCITES; BLOOD; CHYLOTHORAX; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HEMOTHORAX; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; PARACENTESIS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 0042376198     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.208     Document Type: Article

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