Bilateral agenesis of the superior vena cava associated with congenital hydrothorax

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 842-844

  Romer S ^a   Opgen Rhein, B ^a   Chaoui, R ^b   Scheer, I ^a   Czernik, C ^a   Obladen, M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Center for Prenatal Diagnosis and Human Genetics   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agenesis; Congenital chylothorax; Hydrothorax; Magnetic resonance angiography; Superior vena cava

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; MEGLUMINE IOCARMATE;

ADULT; AGENESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HYDROTHORAX; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; INTUBATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NEWBORN; PH; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN AGENESIS; THORACIC DUCT; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

ADULT; CHYLOTHORAX; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROTHORAX; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PREGNANCY; THORACIC DUCT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 33751203546     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.3867     Document Type: Article

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