Intestinal Perforation in the Context of Thoracoamniotic Shunting and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Abstract A fetus was diagnosed by prenatal ultrasound with bilateral intrauterine pleural effusions that were subsequently drained in utero by insertion of bilateral thoracoamniotic shunts. Serial prenatal ultrasound scans were consistent with a left-sided diaphragmatic hernia. On the first day of l...
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| author | Theodore Dassios Wassim A. Hassan Marcin Kazmierski Daniel Carroll Jag Ahluwalia |
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A fetus was diagnosed by prenatal ultrasound with bilateral intrauterine pleural effusions that were subsequently drained in utero by insertion of bilateral thoracoamniotic shunts. Serial prenatal ultrasound scans were consistent with a left-sided diaphragmatic hernia. On the first day of life, the infant underwent an exploratory laparotomy for intestinal obstruction, with radiographic findings of pneumatosis intestinalis. Intraoperative findings were suggestive of prenatal bowel and diaphragm perforation, which might have occurred as a complication of thoracoamniotic shunting. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d1d02733dd5643ffbf29efdc1e7e93182022-12-21T23:53:17ZengGeorg Thieme Verlag KGEuropean Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports2194-76192194-76272013-04-01010100901110.1055/s-0033-1343611Intestinal Perforation in the Context of Thoracoamniotic Shunting and Congenital Diaphragmatic HerniaTheodore Dassios0Wassim A. Hassan1Marcin Kazmierski2Daniel Carroll3Jag Ahluwalia4Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United KingdomDepartment of Fetal Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United KingdomDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United KingdomDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United KingdomNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United KingdomAbstract A fetus was diagnosed by prenatal ultrasound with bilateral intrauterine pleural effusions that were subsequently drained in utero by insertion of bilateral thoracoamniotic shunts. Serial prenatal ultrasound scans were consistent with a left-sided diaphragmatic hernia. On the first day of life, the infant underwent an exploratory laparotomy for intestinal obstruction, with radiographic findings of pneumatosis intestinalis. Intraoperative findings were suggestive of prenatal bowel and diaphragm perforation, which might have occurred as a complication of thoracoamniotic shunting.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0033-1343611intestinal perforationthoracoamniotic shuntdiaphragmatic hernia |
| spellingShingle | Theodore Dassios Wassim A. Hassan Marcin Kazmierski Daniel Carroll Jag Ahluwalia Intestinal Perforation in the Context of Thoracoamniotic Shunting and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports intestinal perforation thoracoamniotic shunt diaphragmatic hernia |
| title | Intestinal Perforation in the Context of Thoracoamniotic Shunting and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia |
| title_full | Intestinal Perforation in the Context of Thoracoamniotic Shunting and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia |
| title_fullStr | Intestinal Perforation in the Context of Thoracoamniotic Shunting and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intestinal Perforation in the Context of Thoracoamniotic Shunting and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia |
| title_short | Intestinal Perforation in the Context of Thoracoamniotic Shunting and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia |
| title_sort | intestinal perforation in the context of thoracoamniotic shunting and congenital diaphragmatic hernia |
| topic | intestinal perforation thoracoamniotic shunt diaphragmatic hernia |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0033-1343611 |
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