In utero diagnosis of intrapericardial teratoma: a case for in utero open fetal surgery
✍ Scribed by Shlomit Riskin-Mashiah; Kenneth J. Moise Jr; Isabelle Wilkins; Nancy A. Ayres; Charles D. Fraser Jr
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 123 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0197-3851
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✦ Synopsis
We present a case of intrapericardial teratoma diagnosed by ultrasound at 26 weeks of gestation presenting as a large tumour mass and rapid development of hydrops fetalis. The fetus died in utero one day before scheduled open fetal surgery.
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