Khalil Basem A, Jesudason Edwin C, Featherstone Neil C, Sarginson Richard, Kerr Steve, Ashworth Michael, Losty Paul D
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, (AlderHey), Liverpool L12 2AP, UK.
J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Jul;40(7):e1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.03.072.
Isolated fetal hydrothorax is an uncommon finding on routine prenatal ultrasound and is associated with a variable prognosis. We believe this is the first report of a patient whose antenatal hydrothorax was associated with both congenital diaphragmatic hernia and congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasia. This rare combination caused significant problems in diagnosis and subsequent treatment.
