Key result
Surgery for a fetal RV mass precedes infant death on the 10th postoperative day.
Case Report (n=1)
A case report of a fetal cardiac mass on the pulmonary valve resulting in neonatal death following surgery.
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Neonatal death after fetal right ventricular mass surgery highlights perioperative risks; leaves open optimal timing and management strategies.
What is your diagnosis?A 28-year-old pregnant patient in her 27 th week of pregnancy with G2P0 was referred to our clinic due to the detection of a mass in the baby's heart.In an echocardiographic examination, a 13x6 mm hyperechogenic mass that was moving together with the pulmonary valve, and hypertrophy in the right ventricle were observed (Figure 1).No chromosome anomalies were detected in the genetic analysis performed via cordocentesis.The pregnant patient was sent to another hospital where she delivered the baby.The baby underwent surgery on the 20 th day and died on the 10 th postoperative day.
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Yıldız et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Fetal heart mass (n=1). Surgery was evaluated.
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