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Successful Pericardio-Amniotic Shunting for Fetal Intrapericardial Teratoma

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This publication was supported by a grant of the Czech Ministry of Health (MZOFNM2005).

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  1. Kardiocentrum and Cardiovascular research centre, University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic

    Viktor Tomek, Tomáš Tláskal & Jan Škovránek

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic

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Tomek, V., Vlk, R., Tláskal, T. et al. Successful Pericardio-Amniotic Shunting for Fetal Intrapericardial Teratoma. Pediatr Cardiol 31, 1236–1238 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-010-9774-x

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