Fetal urine production estimated with ultrasound. The lower limit of normality is illustrated in a case with severe hypoplasia of the kidneys

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 268-271

  Fagerquist M ^a,c   Sillen U ^b   Oden A ^c   Hokegard K H ^b   Blomberg, S G ^b  

^a North Elfsborg County Hospital   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Sahlgrenska Hospital ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diuresis; Fetus; Human; Prenatal; Reference values; Renal insufficiency; Ultrasonography; Urine production

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FACIES; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; KIDNEY; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SYNDROME; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; URINE;

ADULT; FACIES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYNDROME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; URINE;

EID: 0030122549     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.07040268.x     Document Type: Article

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