Bladder obstruction in monochorionic monoamniotic twins

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 869-871

  Kontopoulos, Eftichia V ^a   Koscica, Karen L ^a   Canterino, Joseph C ^b   Vates, Thomas ^b   Vintzileos, Anthony M ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Jersey Shore University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; NEONATAL MONITORING; PULMONARY DISEASES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

LETHAL PULMONARY HYPOPLASIA; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; POSTERIOR URETHRAL VALVES (PUV);

UROLOGY;

ABDOMINOPLASTY; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; ECTOPIC URETER; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG HYPOPLASIA; MONOCHORIONIC MONOAMNIOTIC TWINS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TWIN DISCORDANCE; URETER RECONSTRUCTION; URETER SURGERY; URETEROURETEROSTOMY; URETHRA VALVE; URINE; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 19544390701     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2005.24.6.869     Document Type: Article

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