Prenatal diagnosis of congenital megalourethra associated with VACTERL sequence in twin pregnancy: Favorable postnatal outcome [1]

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 619-620

  Ardiet, E ^a   Houfflin Debarge, V ^a   Besson, R ^a   Subtil, D ^a   Puech, F ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ANUS ATRESIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOSTOMY; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MEGAURETER; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERINATAL PERIOD; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; URETHRA;

EID: 0037974593     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.101     Document Type: Letter

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