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Fetal hydrops associated with neonatal tumours is an uncommon occurrence. The diagnosis can be established prenatally by ultrasound examination. The treatment of choice is surgery which may be curative. We report the case of a male born at 32 weeks gestation who presented with severe hydrops fetalis and a thoracic mass. The child could not be operated upon because of rapid clinical deterioration. The autopsy findings confirmed the diagnosis of congenital fibrosarcoma. This is, to our knowledge, the first case of hydrops fetalis associated with fibrosarcoma.The association of hydrops fetalis and fibrosarcoma is an exceptional observation but can be added to the long list of differential diagnoses of non-immune hydrops.

Comparison of Partial Liquid (Plv) Ventilation in Meconium Aspiration (eMAS) l Bronchoalveolar Lavage (Bal)

PARTIAL LIQUID VENTILATION IN NEWBORN LAMBS WITH EXPERIMENTAL MECONIUM ASPIRATION (MAS). EFFECTS ON CARDIOVASCULAR PROFILE

Introduction: No single treatment is consistently effective in infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension associated to MAS. We hypothesized that PLV could improve pulmonary gas exchange without impairing cardiovascular function. Aim: To evaluate the effects of perfluorocarbon (FC-75) PLV on gas exchange and cardiovascular profile in newborn lambs with experimental MAS. Subjects: 18 newborn lambs, 100 mmHg), pulmonary hypertension (PAP >30 mmHg) and decrease compliance ( 200 and PaCO2

Aim. To evaluate the effect of iNO on gas exchange, cardiovascular profile and lung mechanics in a model of pulmonary hypertension(PH) induced by tracheal instillation of meconium (eMAS) in newborn lambs.