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Physiopathology hypotheses and treatment of pulmonary sequestration
Patrice Morville1, Lilia Malo-Ferjani, Olivier Graesslin
1Department of Fetal and Pediatric Cardiology, Neonatology and NICU, American Memorial Hospital, Rheims, University of Rheims, France.
American Journal of Perinatology
|March 28, 2003
Abstract:
Illustrated by this case report, partial obstruction of the venous collector of extrapulmonary sequestration explains pleural effusion and fetal hydrops. Therapy requires fetal thoracentesis and neonatal arterial occlusion of the pedicle artery allowing uneventful follow-up.