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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;23:642-644
© 2003 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Intrapericardial teratoma in newborn babies

^a Department of Anesthesia, Necker-Enfants-Malades Hospital, Paris, France
^b Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Necker-Enfants-Malades Hospital, Paris, France

Received 8 August 2002; received in revised form 9 December 2002; accepted 9 December 2002.

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +33-1-44381902; fax: +33-1-44381906
e-mail: nlaquay{at}invivo.edu

We report two cases of intra pericardial tumor with pericardial effusion, diagnosed in utero by echocardiography at 21 and 28 weeks of gestation. Both fetuses underwent an intra uterine pericardiocentesis to treat a hydrops fetalis. Surgical resection of the tumor was undertaken immediately after birth and histological description reported cystic teratoma. Both babies had a favorable post operative course.

Key Words: Intrapericardial teratoma • Hydrops fetalis • Pericardiocentesis • Unstable hemodynamics

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