Prenatal diagnosis of meconium periorchitis and review of the literature

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1729-1734

  Jeanty, Cerine ^a   Bircher, Ana ^b   Turner, Cheryl ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Inner Vision Womens Ultrasound Plc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MECONIUM; METHODOLOGY; ORCHITIS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MECONIUM; ORCHITIS; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 74749090242     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2009.28.12.1729     Document Type: Article

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