title: Management of acute chylothorax with hydrops fetalis diagnosed in the third trimester of pregnancy.
abstract: A fetus with large pleural effusion and hydrops fetalis diagnosed in the third trimester was successfully treated with prompt vaginal delivery followed by drainage of the pleural cavity, after confirmation of congenital chylothorax and re-expansion of the lung with prenatal thoracentesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kobe University, School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan. kyousuke@skyblue.ocn.ne.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moriyama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oomori
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Masuko
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maruo
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011677:Punctures; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal