A Challenging Delivery by EXIT Procedure of a Fetus With a Giant Cervical Teratoma

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 267-271

  Johnson, Nadine ^a   Shah, Prakesh S ^a   Shannon, Patrick ^b   Campisi, Paolo ^c   Windrim, Rory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cervical teratoma; EXIT procedure; Giant neck mass; Multidisciplinary management

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EX UTERO INTRAPARTUM TREATMENT; FETAL TUMOR; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATION PERIOD; GIANT CERVICAL TERATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TERATOMA; TUMOR VOLUME; ADULT; CERVICAL SPINE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TERATOMA;

EID: 67449107647     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34126-3     Document Type: Article

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