Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of upper airway obstruction: A challenge that can be achieved

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 583-585

  Golan Porat, Noga ^a   Lipitz, Shlomo ^a   Porat, Moshe ^b   Achiron, Reuwen ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Ultrasonography, prenatal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0029890230     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100134322     Document Type: Article

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