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Rare case of fetal hydrothorax

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Case Report

Author Details : Jiten Senta, Imran Badi, Mo Anish Hingora, Jignashu Kanziya, Manish Pandya

Volume : 5, Issue : 3, Year : 2018

Article Page : 424-428

https://doi.org/10.18231/2394-2754.2018.0097

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Abstract

Fetal hydrothorax were diagnosed during ultrasound examination in asymptomatic women in the second trimester of pregnanancy.¹ Fetal hydrothorax is a condition in which fluid accumulates in the fetal chest, in the space between the lungs and the chest wall (known as the pleural space). This fluid may also be referred to as “pleural effusion.” Fetal hydrothorax usually develops when there are leaky or obstructed veins or lymphatic channels. occasionally, the fluid leakage may result from a mass (such as a lung mass), infection or chromosome problem, but in many instances no specific cause for the leaky fluid may be found.

Keywords: Preterm labour, Pulmonary hypoplasia, Congestive hert failure, Fetal hydrothorax, Amniocentesis, Thoracentesis, Down syndrome, Idiopathic neonatal pleural effusion, Nonchylous, Respiratory distress idiopathic neonatal pleural effusion, Nonchylous, Respiratory distress, Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, Induction of labour.

How to cite : Senta J, Badi I, Hingora M A, Kanziya J, Pandya M, Rare case of fetal hydrothorax. Indian J Obstet Gynecol Res 2018;5(3):424-428

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