Nonvisualization of the fetal gallbladder by second-trimester ultrasound scan: Strategy of clinical management based on four examples

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-48

  Boughanim, Mathias ^a   Benachi, Alexandra ^a   Dreux, Sophie ^b   Delahaye, Sophie ^a   Muller, Françoise ^b,c  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Biliary duct atresia; Cystic fibrosis; Gallbladder; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasound examination

Indexed keywords

CYTOSOL AMINOPEPTIDASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GALLBLADDER AGENESIS; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PORTOENTEROSTOMY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMNIOTIC FLUID; BILE DUCTS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LEUCYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 39149092738     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1912     Document Type: Article

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