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The ultrasound appearance of an unusual fetal pericardial cyst
Author(s) -
Ranzini Angela C.,
Shakir Hussain,
Nadaraj Sumekala,
Sulaiman Sannoh,
Polam Sharada
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22496
Subject(s) - medicine , pericardium , ultrasound , cyst , fetus , radiology , prenatal diagnosis , prenatal ultrasound , pregnancy , surgery , genetics , biology
We describe the prenatal and postnatal sonographic findings and postnatal course in the first reported patient with a posterior mediastinal pericardial cyst. We then review and discuss current knowledge about the management of prenatally diagnosed cystic structures of the pericardium. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 46 :149–151, 2018