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An unusual cause of massive pleural effusion in pregnancy.

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...

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Main Authors: Wolfe, C A, Peterson, M W
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1988
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC461318/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3420561
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