Prenatal Diagnosis of Cardiac Diverticulum with Pericardial Effusion in the First Trimester of Pregnancy with Resolution after Early Pericardiocentesis
Joint Authors
Garcia Rodriguez, Raquel
Rodriguez Guedes, Azahara
Garcia Delgado, Raquel
Roldan Gutierrez, Lourdes
Medina Castellano, Margarita
Garcia Hernandez, Jose Angel
Source
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-10-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Cardiac diverticulum is a rare anomaly, which may present in association with pericardial effusion.
Only few cases diagnosed during fetal life have been published and only in 12 cases pericardiocentesis was made with good postnatal outcomes in 83% of the cases.
In the first trimester of pregnancy only 6 cases were reported.
We described the largest series of cases published.
We describe a case of cardiac diverticulum complicated with pericardial effusion during the first trimester of pregnancy and resolved by intrauterine pericardiocentesis at 17 weeks of pregnancy.
We made a systematic review of the literature with the cases reported of cardiac diverticulum, management, and outcomes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Garcia Rodriguez, Raquel& Rodriguez Guedes, Azahara& Garcia Delgado, Raquel& Roldan Gutierrez, Lourdes& Medina Castellano, Margarita& Garcia Hernandez, Jose Angel. 2015. Prenatal Diagnosis of Cardiac Diverticulum with Pericardial Effusion in the First Trimester of Pregnancy with Resolution after Early Pericardiocentesis. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Garcia Rodriguez, Raquel…[et al.]. Prenatal Diagnosis of Cardiac Diverticulum with Pericardial Effusion in the First Trimester of Pregnancy with Resolution after Early Pericardiocentesis. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Garcia Rodriguez, Raquel& Rodriguez Guedes, Azahara& Garcia Delgado, Raquel& Roldan Gutierrez, Lourdes& Medina Castellano, Margarita& Garcia Hernandez, Jose Angel. Prenatal Diagnosis of Cardiac Diverticulum with Pericardial Effusion in the First Trimester of Pregnancy with Resolution after Early Pericardiocentesis. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059088
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059088