Open AccessTreatment of Primary Fetal Hydrothorax with OK-432 (Picibanil): Outcome in 14 Fetuses and a Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Brooke O'Brien,
Greg Kesby,
Robert Ogle,
Ingrid Rieger,
Jon Hyett
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
fetal diagnosis and therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.976
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1421-9964
pISSN - 1015-3837
DOI - 10.1159/000363651
Subject(s) - medicine , hydrothorax , fetus , hydrops fetalis , gestational age , obstetrics , pregnancy , in utero , birth weight , pediatrics , surgery , ascites , biology , genetics
Primary fetal hydrothorax (PFHT) is an uncommon condition with an estimated prevalence of 1 in 10,000/15,000 pregnancies. Therapeutic interventions include thoracocentesis, thoraco-amniotic shunting (TAS), and pleurodesis using OK-432.
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