Early prenatal diagnosis of concordant posterior urethral valves in male monochorionic twins

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-70

  Maruotti, G M ^a   Agangi, A ^a   Martinelli, P ^a   Paladini, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Monochorionic twins; Posterior urethral valves; Prenatal diagnosis; Prune belly syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER DISTENSION; CASE REPORT; CHORION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MONOCHORIONIC TWINS; OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRUNE BELLY SYNDROME; TWINS; ULTRASOUND; URETHRA VALVE;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; URETHRA;

EID: 31944436662     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1356     Document Type: Article

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