Bronchopulmonary Sequestration with Morbid Neonatal Pleural Effusion despite Successful Antenatal Treatment

Divjak, Natalie; Vasseur Maurer, Sabine; Giannoni, Eric; Vial, Yvan; de Buys Roessingh, Anthony; Wildhaber, Barbara

doi:10.3389/fped.2017.00259

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Bronchopulmonary Sequestration with Morbid Neonatal Pleural Effusion despite Successful Antenatal Treatment

ContributorsDivjak, Natalie; Vasseur Maurer, Sabine; Giannoni, Eric; Vial, Yvan; de Buys Roessingh, Anthony; Wildhaber, Barbara

Published inFrontiers in Pediatrics, vol. 5, 259

Publication date2017

Abstract

Bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS) may cause prenatal pleural effusion (PE) or even hydrops. This case describes a fetus presenting with severe PE, which prenatally waned completely under steroid treatment, yet surprisingly reappeared rapidly after birth, requiring early surgical intervention.

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique

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Recherche clinique en chirurgie pédiatrique (886)

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DIVJAK, Natalie et al. Bronchopulmonary Sequestration with Morbid Neonatal Pleural Effusion despite Successful Antenatal Treatment. In: Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2017, vol. 5, p. 259. doi: 10.3389/fped.2017.00259

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PID : unige:108188
DOI : 10.3389/fped.2017.00259
PMID : 29255702

Journal ISSN2296-2360

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Bronchopulmonary Sequestration with Morbid Neonatal Pleural Effusion despite Successful Antenatal Treatment

Bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS) may cause prenatal pleural effusion (PE) or even hydrops. This case describes a fetus presenting with severe PE, which prenatally waned completely under steroid treatment, yet surprisingly reappeared rapidly after birth, requiring early surgical intervention.

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