Meckel-Grüber syndrome: Sonography and pathology

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 296-300

  Ickowicz, V ^a   Eurin, D ^a   Maugey Laulom, B ^b   Didier, F ^c   Garel, C ^d   Gubler, M C ^c   Laquerriere A ^a   Avni, E F ^e  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

^b HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^c Regional Maternity ^*  (France)

^d HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^e ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cysts; Fetus; Kidney; Meckel Gr ber syndrome; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY CYST; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY HYPERTROPHY; KIDNEY MEDULLA; MECKEL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES, CYSTIC; MATERNAL AGE; POLYDACTYLY; PREGNANCY; SYNDROME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33646697556     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2708     Document Type: Article

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