A rare case of posterior urethral valve and pleural effusion in Down syndrome with successful intrauterine shunt

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 372-375

  Kim, Ari ^a   Park, In Yang ^a   Young, Lee ^a   Shin, Jong Chul ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Fetal therapy; Pleural effusion; Posterior urethral valve

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; CREATININE;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; URETHRA VALVE;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; AMNION; CATHETERIZATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; URETHRA; URETHRAL DISEASES;

EID: 53949125843     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000164432     Document Type: Article

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