Prenatal diagnosis and therapy of upper extremity vascular malformation causing high cardiac output and Kasabach-Merritt sequence: A report of two cases

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 217-219

  Kamil, D ^a   Geipel, A ^a   Heep, A ^a   Breuer, J ^a   Knopfle G ^a   Gembruch, U ^a   Berg, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fetus; Hemangioma; High output state; Kasabach Merritt; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasound; Vascular malformation

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DIGITALIS; DIGOXIN;

ANEMIA; ARM; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HIGH OUTPUT HEART FAILURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KASABACH MERRITT SYNDROME; MALE; NEWBORN; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; ULTRASOUND;

ANEMIA; ARM; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; BALLOON OCCLUSION; CARDIAC OUTPUT, HIGH; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDES; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33646703539     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2681     Document Type: Article

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