Peripartum Ultrasound-Guided Drainage of Cystic Fetal Sacrococcygeal Teratoma for the Prevention of the Labor Dystocia: A Report of Two Cases

Fetal sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is the most common tumor in the neonatal period and is easily detected by modern ultrasound techniques, mostly during the second-trimester screening. It can cause significant fetal/neonatal morbidity and mortality due to its size, vascular loading, possible ruptur...

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Main Authors: Vedran Stefanovic, Erja Halmesmäki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2011-12-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
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Online Access:https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/html/10.1055/s-0031-1284220