Successful intrauterine treatment of nonimmune hydrops fetalis due to pericardial tumor

• DOI: 10.5472/marumj.570917
• Publication Date: 2019-05-28T07:54:42Z
• Authors: Aytul CORBACIOGLU...; Helen BORNAUN; İsil TURAN BAKIRCI
• Keywords: Pericardiocentesis; Hydrops fetalis

The prenatal diagnosis of pericardial tumor is extremely rare.
 It may have serious consequences such as massive pericardial
 effusion, cardiac tamponade, hydrops fetalis and fetal demise.
 We present a case nonimmune secondary
 to mass which was successfully treated in utero
 by serial pericardiocentesis. Also, we review the
 literature regarding the intrauterine interventions performed
 cases. At 24 weeks’ gestation ascites,
 diffuse subcutaneous edema at thorax abdomen, scalp
 two masses within severe effusion were
 detected. After pericardiocentesis performed 25, 28 and
 29 gestation, ascites scalp resolved, regressed gradually. size did
 not change throughout gestation. infant born
 37 shrunk spontaneously within
 five months