Neonatal ultrasonography to distinguish between meconium ileus and ileal atresia

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 263-268

  Neal, Marianne R ^a   Seibert, Joanna J ^a   Vanderzalm, Theodora ^a   Wagner, Charles W ^a  

^a ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ileal atresia; Meconium ileus; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL IMAGING; NEONATAL MONITORING;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ILEUM; INTESTINE ATRESIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MECONIUM ILEUS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0031126410     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1997.16.4.263     Document Type: Article

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