Early prenatal diagnosis of cloacal exstrophy with fetal magnetic resonance imaging

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 437-439

  Gobbi, D ^a   Fascetti Leon, F ^a   Tregnaghi, A ^a   Gamba, P G ^a   Midrio, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cloacal exstrophy; Fetal magnetic resonance imaging; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOACAL EXSTROPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; CLOACA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 56349096008     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000174570     Document Type: Article

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