Diagnosis of femoral hypoplasia-unusual facies syndrome in the fetus

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 354-358

  Paladini, D ^a   Maruotti, G M ^a   Sglavo, G ^a   Penner, I ^a   Leone, F ^a   D'Armiento, M R ^a   Martinelli, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cleft lip; Femoral focal hypoplasia; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasound; Unusual facies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLEFT LIP; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL HYPOPLASIA UNUSUAL FACIES SYNDROME; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPLASIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; MICROGNATHIA; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLITARY KIDNEY;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; FACIES; FEMALE; FEMUR; FETAL DISEASES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MICROGNATHISM; PREGNANCY; SYNDROME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 34748839630     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.4080     Document Type: Article

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