Rare cause of pericardial effusion in infancy: Intra-pericardial diaphragmatic hernia

Pediatrics International

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-194

  Akalin, Figen ^a,b   Ayabakan, Canan ^a   Dincer, Izlem ^a   Isbir, Selim ^a   Kiyan, Gürsu ^a   Karakoç, Fazilet ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diaphragmatic hernia; Echocardiography; Pericardial effusion

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; CYANOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEWBORN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION;

EID: 1942486286     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200x.2004.01877.x     Document Type: Article

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