An unusual cause of massive pleural effusion in pregnancy.
AUTOR(ES)
Wolfe, C A
RESUMO
A 40 year old woman at 30 weeks of her eighth pregnancy presented with acute onset of dyspnoea and a large left pleural effusion after the onset of premature labour. A barium enema showed diaphragmatic rupture with intestinal contents in the thorax. Repair was accomplished through simultaneous left subcostal and thoracic incisions.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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