ASSESSMENT OF FETAL PLEURAL EFFUSION BY THORACENTESIS AND UMBILICAL ARTERY DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY - A REPORT OF 4 CASES

Authors
SEKIZUKA N MURAKOSHI T HATAYA I YOSHIZAWA H HANAOKA J TOKUNAGA A TANAKA K
Citation
N. Sekizuka et al., ASSESSMENT OF FETAL PLEURAL EFFUSION BY THORACENTESIS AND UMBILICAL ARTERY DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY - A REPORT OF 4 CASES, Journal of maternal-fetal investigation, 5(2), 1995, pp. 103-106
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Obsetric & Gynecology
Journal title
Journal of maternal-fetal investigation → ACNP
ISSN journal
09396322
Volume
5
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
103 - 106
Database
ISI
SICI code
0939-6322(1995)5:2<103:AOFPEB>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Four cases of isolated fetal pleural effusion diagnosed in utero are p resented. Thoracentesis and umbilical artery Doppler velocimetry seem to have a potential for predicting perinatal outcome.