Intra-abdominal masses: Prenatal differential diagnosis and management

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 645-655

  Hyett, Jon ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intra abdominal mass; MRI; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID;

ABDOMINAL MASS; ADRENAL HEMORRHAGE; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CALCIFICATION; COLON DILATATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUODENUM ATRESIA; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS HYDROPS; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; INTUSSUSCEPTION; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TUMOR; MECONIUM ILEUS; MECONIUM PERITONITIS; MESENTERY CYST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY CYST; PERITONEAL DISEASE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VOLVULUS;

CALCINOSIS; CYSTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 48649084249     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2028     Document Type: Review

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