Keyhole sign: How specific is it for the diagnosis of posterior urethral valves?

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 419-423

  Bernardes, L S ^a,b   Aksnes, G ^a   Saada, J ^a   Masse, V ^a   Elie, C ^a   Dumez, Y ^a   Lortat Jacob, S L ^a   Benachi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fetal bladder; Posterior urethral valves; Prenatal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BLADDER DISTENSION; BLADDER WALL; FETUS; FETUS BLADDER; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRA VALVE;

EID: 70350214207     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6413     Document Type: Article

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