Fetal subependymal cysts with normal neonatal outcome: A case report

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 170-173

  D'Addario, Vincenzo ^a,b   Selvaggio, Saverio ^a   Pinto, Vincenzo ^a   Resta, Maurizio ^a   Di Cagno, Luca ^a   Famà, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain; Periventricular leukomalacia; Prenatal diagnosis; Subependymal cysts; Ultrasonography; Ventriculomegaly

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS OUTCOME; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBEPENDYMAL CYST;

ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CYSTS; EPENDYMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0037275691     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000069372     Document Type: Article

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