Fetal liver hemangioma and chorioangioma: Two unusual cases of severe fetal anemia detected by ultrasonography and its perinatal management

Abstract

Severe anemia was diagnosed by cordocentesis in two fetuses, one with a large chorioangioma, the other with a liver hemangioma. Despite the presence of a chronic fetotumoral shunt, both cases werepartly treated by afetal intravascular transfusion, followed by an elective Cesarean section. This 'predelivery' management of anemia should improve neonatal morbidity associated with severe hematological and acid-base balance disorders.