title: Successful treatment of primary fetal hydrothorax with hydrops by pleuroamniotic shunt placement.
abstract: We treated a case of primary fetal hydrothorax with hydrops. A pleuroamniotic shunt catheter inserted at 30 weeks accomplished resolution of hydrops and was maintained until cesarean delivery at 34 weeks with no need for further prenatal intervention. At age 9 months, the infant showed no effusion or pulmonary compromise.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. hhamada@md.tsukuba.ac.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yasuoka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Urushigawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sohda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kubo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000650:Amnion / Q000601:surgery; D000653:Amniotic Fluid; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002404:Catheterization; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis / Q000150:complications*; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010994:Pleura / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal