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A rare case of congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasia, hydrothorax and ascites in a male embryo aborted at 20 weeks of gestation.

Abstract
A case of a male embryo aborted at the 20th week of gestation with extensive ascites, hydrothorax, pulmonary lymphangiectasia and pulmonary hypoplasia is presented together with the pathological findings, the etiology, differential diagnosis, course and therapy of this pathologic entity. Also a short review of the literature is discussed.
AuthorsD Hassiakos, K Bakalianou, C Iavazzo, A Liapis, C Dastamani, A Kondi-Pafiti
JournalClinical and experimental obstetrics & gynecology (Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol) Vol. 37 Issue 4 Pg. 326-7 ( 2010) ISSN: 0390-6663 [Print] Singapore
PMID21355470 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Abortion, Therapeutic
  • Adult
  • Ascites (diagnostic imaging, embryology)
  • Female
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Hydrothorax (diagnostic imaging, embryology)
  • Lung (embryology, pathology)
  • Lung Diseases (congenital, embryology, pathology)
  • Lymphangiectasis (congenital, embryology, pathology)
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal

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