Outcome of fetal pleural effusions treated by thoracoamniotic shunting

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-66

  Smith, R P ^a   Illanes, S ^a   Denbow, M L ^a   Soothill, P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Fetus; Hydrops; Hydrothorax; Pleural effusion; Shunt

Indexed keywords

AMNION; ARTICLE; CHYLOTHORAX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS HYDROPS; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; SURVIVAL; AMNION FLUID; ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX; WOUND DRAINAGE;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORAX;

EID: 27244443288     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1883     Document Type: Article

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