Anomalies of the fetal venous system: A report of 26 cases and review of the literature

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 440-447

  Viora, E ^a,c   Sciarrone, A ^a   Bastonero, S ^a   Errante, G ^a   Mortara, G ^a   Chiappa, E ^b   Campogrande, M ^a  

^a Sant'Anna Hospital   (Italy)

^b REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Ctro Ecografia e Diagnosi Prenatale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fetal ultrasound, venous anomalies; Fetal venous anomalies; Prenatal diagnosis, fetal venous anomalies

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; HUMAN; HYDROPS; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALE; NEWBORN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THROMBOSIS; TRISOMY 21; UMBILICAL VEIN; VEIN MALFORMATION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL VEINS; VEINS;

EID: 4344616016     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000078997     Document Type: Review

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