Enlarged adrenal glands as a prenatal marker of congenital adrenal hyperplasia: A report of two cases

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 293-297

  Esser, T ^a   Chaoui, R ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adrenogenital syndrome; Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Fetal adrenal glands; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CYTOGENETICS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MONITORING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 1642414096     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.994     Document Type: Article

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