Fetal intra-abdominal umbilical vein varix: What is the clinical significance?

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-154

  Fung, T Y ^a   Leung, T N ^a   Leung, T Y ^a   Lau, T K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dilatation; Intra abdominal umbilical vein; Varix

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; FETAL INTRAABDOMINAL UMBILICAL VEIN VARIX; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND; UMBILICAL VEIN; VEIN DILATATION;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL VEINS; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 14544288619     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1815     Document Type: Review

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