A Case Series of Gastrointestinal Abnormalities in Fetuses with Echogenic Bowel Detected During the Antenatal Period

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 649-652

  Tan, Heng Hao ^a   Tan, V C ^a   Yeo, G S H ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bowel obstruction; Intestinal atresia; Intrauterine growth retardation; Meconium plug syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTESTINE; INTESTINE ATRESIA; INTESTINE MALFORMATION; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MECONIUM; MECONIUM ILEUS; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; NEWBORN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0242467573     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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