Echocardiographic evaluation of fetal hydrothorax: the effusion ratio as a diagnostic tool

Fetal hydrothorax may lead to hydrops and is associated with mortality as high as 50%. The objective of this study was to define the pathophysiology of fetal hydrothorax and its relation to hydrops.

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