Abnormal umbilical cord Doppler sonograms may predict impending demise in fetuses with sacrococcygeal teratoma: A report of two cases

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-39

  Olutoye, Oluyinka O ^a   Johnson, Mark P ^a   Coleman, Beverly G ^a   Crombleholme, Timothy M ^a   Adzick, N Scott ^a   Flake, Alan W ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetus; Hydrops; Sacrococcygeal teratoma; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYDROPS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACROCOCCYX TERATOMA; TUMOR GROWTH; TWINS; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; COCCYX; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; SACRUM; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TERATOMA; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 0344628761     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000074257     Document Type: Conference Paper

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