Prenatal diagnosis of diastematomyelia: Presentation of eight cases and review of the literature

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 845-849

  Has, R ^a   Yuksel, A ^a   Buyukkurt, S ^b,c   Kalelioglu, I ^a   Tatli, B ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diastematomyelia; Diplomyelia; Prenatal diagnosis; Split cord malformation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTEMATOMYELIA; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINA BIFIDA; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 36749021208     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.4066     Document Type: Article

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