Bilateral fetal hyperechogenic kidneys associated with normal amniotic fluid: An ethical dilemma in a normal variant? [8]

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 190-191

  Guerriero, Stefano ^a   Gerada, Marta ^a   Piras, Silvia ^a   Ajossa, Silvia ^a   Ottonello, Giuseppe ^b   Masnata, Giuseppe ^c   Melis, Gian Benedetto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b Clinica Pediatrica Macciotta   (Italy)

^c BROTZU HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILATERAL FETAL HYPERECHOGENIC KIDNEY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33344454526     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1377     Document Type: Letter

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