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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1996;39(10):1469-1473. Published online October 15, 1996.

A Case of Isolated Fetal Pleural Effusion Antenatally Diagnose

Hae Kyung HK Lee¹, Joo Tak JT Lee¹, Joon Soo JS Park¹, Young Chang YC Kim¹, Sang Chul SC Park¹, Young Hwa YH Kim²

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Soonchunhang University, Chunan, Korea
²Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhang University, Chunan, Korea

Abstract

The isolated fetal pleural effusion is rare and has no other signs of fetal hydrops. Its etiology is unknown but the most common cause is congenital chylothorax. We experienced a case of fetal pleural effusion diagnosed in the 35 weeks gestational age by antenatal ultrasonogram and antenatal diagnosis allowed early therapeutic intervention such as drainage of pleural fluid immediatly after birth. We diagnosed congenital chylothorax after neonate feeding changes the quality of pleural fluid from serous to milky So We report with a brief review and its related literatures.

Keywords :Isolated Fetal Pleural Effusion, Congenital Chylothorax, Antenatal Diagnosed