Prenatal diagnosis of urinary ascites in a fetus with meningomyelocele

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-64

  Son, Moeun ^a   Walsh, Colin A ^b   Baxi, Laxmi V ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fetal paracentesis; Neural tube defect; Neuropathic bladder; Urinary ascites

Indexed keywords

OXYBUTYNIN;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; BLADDER RUPTURE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CYSTITIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPONATREMIA; KARYOTYPE; KIDNEY CALYX; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PARACENTESIS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE ASCITES;

ADULT; ASCITES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PARACENTESIS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; URINARY BLADDER, NEUROGENIC;

EID: 77955709956     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000312405     Document Type: Article

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