First-trimester diagnosis of conjoined twins

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 185-187

  Hubinont, C ^a   Kollmann, P ^a   Malvaux, F ^a   Donnez, J ^a   Bernard, P ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Conjoined twins; Embryoscopy; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONJOINED TWINS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMBRYO; ENDOSCOPY; FETOSCOPY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030804180     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: 14219964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000264463     Document Type: Article

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