To shunt or not to shunt a pulmonary adenomatoid cystic malformation after 33 weeks of gestation: a case report

To shunt or not to shunt a pulmonary adenomatoid cystic malformation after 33 weeks of gestation: a case report

CONTEXT: Macrocystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung can cause severe mediastinal shift, hydrops and polyhydramnios, thereby increasing the risk of perinatal deaths. After 33 weeks of gestation, repeated puncturing of the cyst is recommended. We present a case in which a cyst-amniotic shunt was...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Ruano, Paula Beatriz Tavares Fettback, Vinicius Lima Ribeiro, Marcus Marques Silva, João Gilberto Maksoud, Marcelo Zugaib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Cystic adenomatoid malformation of lung, congenital
Ultrasonography
Prenatal diagnosis
Fetal therapy
Abnormalities
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802008000400011&lng=en&tlng=en

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