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Early prenatal diagnosis of ventricular diverticulum complicated by serous pericardial effusion
Author(s) -
Carles D.,
MaugeyLaulom B.,
Habboud H.,
Alberti E. M.,
Weichhold W.,
Léger F.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/pd.1970150817
Subject(s) - medicine , pericardial effusion , diverticulum (mollusc) , serous fluid , prenatal diagnosis , effusion , gestation , pleural effusion , radiology , surgery , pathology , pregnancy , fetus , biology , genetics
An unusual case of apical diverticulum complicated by serous pericardial effusion and diagnosed ultrasonographically at 13 weeks of gestation is described. A therapeutic abortion was induced at 14 weeks and the complete post‐mortem examination did not show additional malformation. Cardiac diverticulum is a rare malformation that occurs as an isolated defect or as part of a complex midline thoraco‐abdominal defect. Only two prenatally diagnosed cases have been previously reported in the literature and none with associated hydropericardium.