Isolated fetal pyelectasis and chromosomal abnormalities

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 732-738

  Coco, Claudio ^a,b,c   Jeanty, Philippe ^a  

^a Women's Health Alliance ^*  (United States)

^b Maternal Fetal Medicine Center   (Italy)

^c Artemisa Groups   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; Dilated renal pelvis; Fetal ultrasound; Low risk population; Prenatal diagnosis; Pyelectasis; Soft markers; Trisomy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELECTASIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRISOMY 21;

DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; KIDNEY PELVIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 24344455177     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.02.074     Document Type: Article

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