Prenatal diagnosis of holoprosencephaly and ectopia cordis in a twin at 12 weeks' gestation [1]

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 198-200

  Taipale, P J ^a   Krista, T ^a   Alafuzoff, I ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ECTOPIC TISSUE; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATION PERIOD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL CORD;

ADULT; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0037295166     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.49     Document Type: Letter

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