Bilateral pleural effusion in the first trimester: a predictor of chromosomal abnormality and embryonic death?

Shimizu, T; Hashimoto, K; Shimizu, M; Ozaki, M; Murata, Y · Am J Obstet Gynecol · 1997

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We describe two cases of Turner's syndrome with transient bilateral pleural effusion demonstrated by transvaginal ultrasonography in the first trimester. Our cases suggest the necessity for close follow-up examination and possibly genetic counseling when pleural effusion is encountered during the first trimester.

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