Intrauterine diagnosis of hydrothorax in a fetus who had a combination chylothorax and pulmonary sequestration after delivery.
Congenital hydrothorax was diagnosed prenatally by transabdominal ultrasonography. Five fetal thoracentesis procedures were performed and biochemical analyses of the fluids were done. After delivery a combination chylothorax and extralobar pulmonary sequestration was demonstrated in the infant. We believe this to be the first case report of this combination investigated prenatally. We suggest that investigators perform biochemical analyses on fetal pleural fluid removed in cases with a single diagnosis. Perhaps by comparing those data with the data reported here, a biochemical marker can be identified that will be useful in distinguishing these two conditions in utero.
Shipley
C F
CF
University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia, USA.
Simmons
C L
CL
Nelson
G H
GH
D000328:Adult; D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002585:Cesarean Section; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000737:chemistry; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal