Diaphragmatic hernia presenting in utero as a unilateral hydrothorax |
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| Authors: | M J Whittle D H Gilmore M B McNay T L Turner P A M Raine |
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| Institution: | The Queen Mother's Hospital and The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow G3 8SH, U.K. |
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| Abstract: | A right-sided diaphragmatic hernia presented as a fetal hydrothorax. The fluid-filled hernial sac enveloped the lung and presumably prevented serious compression effects. The implications of fetal thoracic anomalies are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Right-sided diaphragmatic hernia Fetal hydrothorax |
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