Prenatal intraabdominal bowel dilation is associated with postnatal gastrointestinal complications in fetuses with gastroschisis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 396.e1-396.e6

  Huh, Nancy G ^a   Hirose, Shinjiro ^a   Goldstein, Ruth B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

bowel complication; fetus; gastroschisis; intraabdominal bowel dilation; postnatal outcome; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROSCHISIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE ATRESIA; INTESTINE NECROSIS; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTESTINE RESECTION; INTESTINE VOLVULUS; INTRAABDOMINAL BOWEL DILATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 77949917185     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.10.888     Document Type: Article

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