Management of Acute Chylothorax with Hydrops fetalis Diagnosed in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy
- 1 October 1999
- journal article
- case report
- Published by S. Karger AG in Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
- Vol. 14 (5) , 264-265
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000020935
Abstract
A fetus with large pleural effusion and hydrops fetalis diagnosed in the third trimester was successfully treated with prompt vaginal delivery followed by drainage of the pleural cavity, after confirmation of congenital chylothorax and re-expansion of the lung with prenatal thoracentesis.Keywords
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