A dilated fetal stomach predicts a complicated postnatal course in cases of prenatally diagnosed gastroschisis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 190, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1326-1330

  Aina Mumuney, Abimbola J ^a   Fischer, Anne C ^a   Blakemore, Karin J ^a   Crino, Jude P ^a   Costigan, Kathleen ^a   Swenson, Kerry ^a   Chisholm, Christian A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dilated fetal stomach; Gastroschisis; Nonstress test; Postnatal morbidity; Volvulus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROSCHISIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH DISTENSION; VOLVULUS;

EID: 2542440457     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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