Non-invasive management of fetal goiter during maternal treatment of hyperthyroidism in Grave's disease: A case report

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 254-257

  Lembet, Arda ^a   Eroglu, Derya ^a   Kinik, Sibel Tulgar ^a   Gürakan, Berkan ^a   Kuscu, Esra ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fetal goiter; Fetal therapy; Maternal Grave's disease; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATION PERIOD; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THYROID FUNCTION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADULT; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; REMISSION INDUCTION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 20944444301     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000085080     Document Type: Article

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