Prognostic significance of the pouch sign in fetuses with prenatally diagnosed esophageal atresia

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 978-981

  Kalache, Karim D ^a   Wauer, Roland ^b   Mau, Harald ^b   Chaoui, Rabih ^a   Bollmann, Rainer ^a  

^a AYR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Esophageal atresia; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS SURGERY; HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0034052001     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(00)70357-7     Document Type: Article

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