Genetic evaluation and management of fetal chylothorax: Review and insights from a case of Noonan syndrome

Lymphology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 134-138

  Chen, C H ^a   Chen, T H ^a   Kuo, S J ^a   Chen, C P ^b   Lee, D J ^a   Ke, Y Y ^a   Yeh, K T ^a   Ma, G C ^a   Liu, C S ^a   Shih, J C ^c   Chen, Ming ^a,c  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fetal chylothorax; Fetal pleural effusion; Fetal therapy; Genetic counseling; Hydrops fetalis; Lymphangiogenesis; Noonan syndrome; OK 432; PTPN11 mutation

Indexed keywords

PICIBANIL;

CHYLOTHORAX; FETUS; FETUS HYDROPS; GALLBLADDER AGENESIS; GENERALIZED EDEMA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MATERNAL SERUM; MISSENSE MUTATION; NOONAN SYNDROME; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; SHUNTING; THORACOCENTESIS;

ADULT; CHYLOTHORAX; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MUTATION, MISSENSE; NOONAN SYNDROME; PLEURODESIS; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 70350729087     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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