Unusual fate of vesicoallantoic cyst with non-visualization of fetal urinary bladder in a case of patent urachus

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 422-424

  Yoo, S J ^a,d   Lee, Y H ^a   Ryu, H M ^a   Joo, M S ^b   Cheon, C K ^c   Park, K W ^c  

^a Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

^b Cheongju Hana General Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^d No 42 102 Kaenari Apt ^*  (South Korea)

Author keywords

Patent urachus; Vesicoallantoic cyst

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CASE REPORT; CYST; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MEMBRANE; HUMAN; OMPHALOCELE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URACHUS;

ADULT; ALLANTOIS; CYSTS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; URACHUS; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 0030860762     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1997.09060422.x     Document Type: Article

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