Pleural and pericardial effusion: A potential ultrasonographic marker for the prenatal differential diagnosis between congenital diaphragmatic eventration and congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 378-387

  Jeanty, C ^a   Nien, J K ^a   Espinoza, J ^a,b   Kusanovic, J P ^a   Goncalves L F ^a,b   Qureshi, F ^b   Jacques, S ^b   Lee, W ^c   Romero, R ^a,b,d  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HUTZEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Diaphragmatic eventration; Pericardial effusion; Pleural effusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; DIAPHRAGM EVENTRATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROPS; KARYOTYPE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAPHRAGMATIC EVENTRATION; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 34247349092     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.3958     Document Type: Review

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