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PNEUMOTHORAX AND SURGICAL EMPHYSEMA IN A NEWBORN BABY CAUSED BY AMNIOCENTESIS
Author(s) -
Hanid Tessy K.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1975.tb02217.x
Subject(s) - amniocentesis , pneumothorax , medicine , caesarean section , obstetrics , fetal distress , respiratory distress , surgery , fetus , pregnancy , prenatal diagnosis , genetics , biology
Summary A report is presented of a newborn baby who developed a pneumothorax and extensive surgical emphysema after being delivered by Caesarean section for fetal distress soon after the mother had an amniocentesis.