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Management of acute chylothorax with hydrops fetalis diagnosed in the third trimester of pregnancy
K Takeuchi1, T Moriyama, S Oomori
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kobe University, School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan. kyousuke@skyblue.ocn.ne.jp
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.
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.
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