Antenatal sonographic diagnosis of epignathus at 15 weeks of pregnancy

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 271-273

  Gull, I ^a   Wolman, I ^b   Har Toov, J ^b   Amster, R ^b   Schreiber, L ^b   Lessing, J B ^b   Jaffa, A ^b  

^a LIS MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Epignathus; Fetus; Prenatal diagnosis; Teratoma; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BRAIN TISSUE; CASE REPORT; EPIGNATHUS; FACE DEFORMITY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HARD PALATE; HUMAN; MALE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TERATOMA;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; AUTOPSY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PALATAL NEOPLASMS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; TERATOMA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0033035273     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1999.13040271.x     Document Type: Article

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