Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Prenatal Diagnosis of Multisystem Disease: Megacystis Microcolon Intestinal Hypoperistalsis Syndrome

Urology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 592-594

  Munch, Erika M S ^a   Cisek Jr , Lawrence J ^a,b   Roth, David R ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CYSTOSTOMY; ECHOGRAPHY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FETUS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER FAILURE; MEGACYSTIS MICROCOLON INTESTINAL HYPOPERISTALSIS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; COLON; ESOPHAGUS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SYNDROME; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 69249213575     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.02.071     Document Type: Article

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