Prenatal ultrasonography and neonatal imaging of complete cleft sternum: A case report

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 599-601

  Twomey, E L ^a   Moore, A M ^a   Ein, S ^a   McAuliffe, F ^b   Seaward, G ^b   Yoo, S J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cleft sternum; Fetus; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPLETE CLEFT STERNUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LUNG MALFORMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX WALL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; STERNUM; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 20644469033     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.1835     Document Type: Article

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