Abnormalities of the intra-abdominal fetal umbilical vein: Reports of four cases and a review of the literature

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-25

  Moore, L ^a   Toi, A ^a,b   Chitayat, D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fetal; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasound; Umbilical vein; Umbilical vein varix

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FETUS DISEASE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REVIEW; UMBILICAL VEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 0029678120     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.07010021.x     Document Type: Review

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