Abstract:Purpose
To analyze the long‐term prognosis of primary and secondary fetal pleural effusion (FPE).
Methods
We investigated all cases of FPE in a single University hospital (2005–2020). Cases were classified as primary (cases with only pleural effusion) and secondary (cases with other abnormalities such as chromosomal abnormalities or fetal cardiac failure). We retrospectively reviewed the medical records from the time of diagnosis, to assess medical procedures performed, chromosomal test results, and clinical o… Show more
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