Extra-lobar Pulmonary Sequestration Requiring Intrauterine Thoracentesis

Ufuk Cakir, Dilek Kahvecioglu, Serdar Alan, Duran Yildiz, Hasan Akduman, Omer Erdeve, Gulnur Gollu Bahadir, Meltem Kologlu, Begum Atasay, Saadet Arsan

Abstract


Congenital lung malformations can result in significant morbidity and mortality in children. Pulmonary sequestration is an uncommon congenital malformation of the lung that can cause complications even in fetal life. We herein present a newborn with extra-lobar sequestration (ELS) that lead to hydrops fetalis necessitating fetal intervention.


Keywords


Extra-lobar pulmonary sequestration, Fetal pleural effusion, Congenital lung malformations

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