Split notochord syndrome variant: Prenatal findings and neonatal management

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-27

  Agangi, A ^a   Paladini, D ^a,c   Bagolan, P ^b   Maruotti, G M ^a   Martinelli, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital colostomy; Dorsal enteric fistula; Lipomyelomeningocele; Prenatal diagnosis; Split notochord syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOPLASTY; ANUS ATRESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLOSTOMY; ECTODERM; ENDODERM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NOTOCHORD; NOTOCHORD MALFORMATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; COLON; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL FISTULA; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NOTOCHORD; PREGNANCY; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 13244284907     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1076     Document Type: Article

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