Posterior fossa malformation in fetuses: A report of 56 further cases and a review of the literature

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 495-501

  Forzano, F ^a,b   Mansour, S ^a   Ierullo, A ^c   Homfray, T ^a   Thilaganathan, B ^c  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cisterna magna; Dandy Walker complex; Posterior fossa malformations; Postnatal outcome; Prenatal; Review; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CISTERNA MAGNA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SKULL MALFORMATION;

CISTERNA MAGNA; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; DANDY-WALKER SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 34347248748     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1722     Document Type: Review

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