Characteristic prenatal ultrasonographic findings of patent urachus: A case report

Journal of Nippon Medical School

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 172-174

  Shima, Yoshio ^a   Hayashida, Mari ^b   Hayashi, Takashi ^b   Kuwabara, Yoshimitsu ^b   Araki, Tsutomu ^b  

^a JAPANESE RED CROSS KATSUSHIKA MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Patent urachus; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MICTURITION; NEWBORN; PATENT URACHUS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 0037996951     PISSN: 13454676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1272/jnms.70.172     Document Type: Article

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