Prenatal detection of congenital renal malformations by fetal ultrasonographic examination: An analysis of 709,030 births in 12 European countries

European Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-144

  Wiesel, A ^a,e   Queisser Luft, A ^a,e   Clementi, M ^b,e   Bianca, S ^c,e   Stoll, C ^d,e   Haeusler, M ^e   Barisic, I ^e   Matejic, R ^e   Garne, E ^e   De Vigan, C ^e   Vodovar, V ^e   Alembik, Y ^e   Dott, B ^e   Froster, U G ^e   Tenconi, R ^e   Benedicenti, F ^e   Ettore, G ^e   Cariati, E ^e   Bianchi, F ^e   Kucinskas, V ^e   Utkus, A ^e   De Walle, H E K ^e   Zandwijken, G R J ^e   Salvador, J ^e   Lladonosa, A ^e   Garcia Minaur, S ^e   Aranguren, G ^e   Baena, N ^e   Guitart, M ^e   Addor, M C ^e   Pescia, G ^e   Oshavska, T ^e   Gordienko, I ^e   Boyd, P A ^e   Wellesley, D G ^e   more..

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Registro ISMAC   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Birth registry; Congenital birth defects; Europe; Fetal ultrasound; Multicenter study; Prenatal diagnosis; Renal malformations; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER EXSTROPHY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; KIDNEY AGENESIS; KIDNEY DYSPLASIA; KIDNEY MALFORMATION; LETHALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; REGISTER; RELIGIOUS GROUP; SCREENING TEST; SOLITARY KIDNEY; STILLBIRTH;

ABNORMALITIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY; MALE; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 21044444637     PISSN: 17697212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2005.02.003     Document Type: Article

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