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Chapter 42 - Fetal Pleural Effusions and Pulmonary Pathology: Pathophysiology and Clinical Management

from Pleural Effusion and Pulmonary Pathology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2019

By
Nimrah Abbasi  and
Greg Ryan
Edited by
Mark D. Kilby ,
Anthony Johnson  and
Dick Oepkes
Mark D. Kilby
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham
Anthony Johnson
Affiliation:
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Dick Oepkes
Affiliation:
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
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Summary

Although fetal lung pathology is rare, associated perinatal morbidity and mortality can be significant. This chapter will focus on the most common fetal pulmonary pathologies (excluding congenital diaphragmatic hernia, covered separately), reviewing prenatal diagnosis, prognostic factors, prenatal intervention, and outcomes.

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Fetal Therapy
Scientific Basis and Critical Appraisal of Clinical Benefits
 , pp. 438 - 448
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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