Abnormal abdominal situs: What and how should we look for?

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 282-285

  Salomon, Laurent J ^a   Baumann, Clarisse ^a   Delezoide, Anne Lise ^a   Oury, Jean François ^a   Pariente, Daniele ^b   Sebag, Guy ^a   Garel, Catherine ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^b BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Asplenia; Biliary atresia; Fetal; Heterotaxia; MRI; Polysplenia; Situs

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY SPLEEN; ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ASPLENIA; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS (ANATOMY); FETUS KARYOTYPING; HETEROTAXY SYNDROME; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SITUS INVERSUS;

ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SITUS INVERSUS; SPLEEN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VISCERA;

EID: 33645405579     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1401     Document Type: Review

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