Agenesis of the ductus venosus associated with direct umbilical venous return into the heart - Case series and review of literature

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 418-423

  Sau, Ashis ^a   Sharland, Gurleen ^b   Simpson, John ^b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiomegaly; Ductus venosus; Prenatal diagnosis; Umbilical vein; Umbilical venous anomaly

Indexed keywords

AGENESIS; CARDIOMEGALY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DUCTUS VENOSUS; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FETUS; FETUS (ANATOMY); FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS HYDROPS; HUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; UMBILICAL VEIN; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

FEMALE; FETAL HEART; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL VEINS; VEINS;

HYDROPS; INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 3042696868     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.882     Document Type: Review

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