Isolated fetal hydrothorax with hydrops: A systematic review of prenatal treatment options

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 893-899

  Deurloo, K L ^a   Devlieger, R ^b   Lopriore, E ^a   Klumper, F J ^a   Oepkes, D ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Fetal therapy; Fetus; Hydrothorax; Pleural effusion; Thoraco amniotic shunting

Indexed keywords

PICIBANIL;

BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; FETUS HYDROPS; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; PLEURODESIS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHUNTING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACO AMNIOTIC SHUNT; THORACOCENTESIS;

DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; HYDROTHORAX; PARACENTESIS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; THORACIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35349004197     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1808     Document Type: Review

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