Prenatal diagnosis and therapy of persistent cloaca: A case report

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 343-347

  Morikawa, Mamoru ^a,b   Yamada, Takashi ^a   Cho, Kazutoshi ^a   Yamada, Hideto ^a   Minakami, Hisanori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcified meconium; Cystic masses in the fetal pelvis; Fetal ascites; Obstructive uropathy; Peritoneo amniotic shunt; Persistent cloaca; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLOACA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; INFANT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSISTENT CLOACA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

ADULT; CLOACA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33745045026     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092463     Document Type: Article

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