ABSTRACT
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome 428 Definition 428 Incidence/epidemiology 428 Etiology ± pathogenesis 428 Clinical presentation 429 Investigations 429 Treatment/management 429 Complications 429 Future directions of development429
Fetal pleural effusions 430 Incidence/epidemiology 430 Etiology ± pathogenesis 430 Clinical presentation 430 Treatment/management430 Complications 431 Future directions of development431
Pleural effusions during pregnancy 431 Incidence/epidemiology 431 Etiology ± pathogenesis 432 Clinical presentation and treatment432
Postpartum pleural effusion (immediate) 432 Incidence/epidemiology 432 Etiology ± pathogenesis 432 Clinical presentation and treatment 432
Postpartum pleural effusion (delayed) 432 Meigs’ syndrome432
Incidence/epidemiology 433 Etiology ± pathogenesis 433 Clinical presentation433 Investigations and treatment 433 Future directions of development 433
Endometriosis and pleural effusions 433 Incidence/epidemiology 434 Etiology ± pathogenesis 434 Clinical presentation434 Investigation 434 Treatment/management 434 Future directions of development 434
Catamenial hemothorax434 Incidence/epidemiology 434 Etiology ± pathogenesis 434 Clinical presentation434 Investigations 434 Treatment/management 435 Future directions of development 435
References 435
Pleural eusions can occur with a variety of gynecological and obstetrical conditions. Patients who are pregnant can have pleural eusions from the common causes such as pneumonia, viral infections, or pulmonary emboli. However, there are a few types of pleural eusions that are specic to obstetric and gynecologic conditions, including the OHSS, fetal pleural eusions, and the pleural eusions that occur in the postpartum period.
