Severe uropathy and normal amniotic fluid volume in a male fetus : Sonographic surveillance leading to the diagnosis of megacystis-microcolon- intestinal hypoperistalsis Syndrome

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1099-1104

  Bornstein, Eran ^a   Atkins, Kristin ^a   Fishman, Shira ^a   Monteagudo, Ana ^a   Bajor Dattilo, Ewa B ^a   Arif, Farzana ^a   Monda, Susan ^a   Greco, Alba M ^a   Timor Tritsch, Ilan E ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLADDER DISTENSION; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; HYDROURETER; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PROGNOSIS; SYNDROME MMIH; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 47249153255     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.7.1099     Document Type: Article

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