Fetal liver hemangioma and chorioangioma: two unusual cases of severe fetal anemia detected by ultrasonography and its perinatal management

Severe anemia was diagnosed by cordocentesis in two fetuses, one with a large chorioangioma, the other with a liver hemangioma. Despite the presence of a chronic fetotumoral shunt, both cases were partly treated by a fetal intravascular transfusion, followed by an elective Cesarean section. This �...

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Published inUltrasound in obstetrics & gynecology Vol. 4; no. 4; p. 330
Main Authors Hubinont, C, Bernard, P, Khalil, N, Debauche, C, Gosseye, S, Jauniaux, E, Verellen, G, Van Lierde, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.07.1994
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Summary:Severe anemia was diagnosed by cordocentesis in two fetuses, one with a large chorioangioma, the other with a liver hemangioma. Despite the presence of a chronic fetotumoral shunt, both cases were partly treated by a fetal intravascular transfusion, followed by an elective Cesarean section. This 'predelivery' management of anemia should improve neonatal morbidity associated with severe hematological and acid-base balance disorders.
ISSN:0960-7692
DOI:10.1046/j.1469-0705.1994.04040330.x