Intestinal atresia occurring in association with placental fetal thrombotic vasculopathy: A case report with literature review

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 28-31

  Lian, Derrick W Q ^a   Lam, Joyce C M ^b   Aung, Aye Chan Lwin ^b   Li, Faye X ^b   Chang, Kenneth T E ^b  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Fetal thrombotic vasculopathy; Intestinal atresia; Placenta

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETAL THROMBOTIC VASCULOPATHY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GASTRIC SUCTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINE ATRESIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROTOMY; MACROPHAGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MECONIUM; MECONIUM PERITONITIS; PERFORATION; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOCYST; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOSIS; UMBILICAL CORD; VERNIX CASEOSA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INTESTINAL ATRESIA; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84876552980     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: 16155742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2350/12-08-1242-CR.1     Document Type: Article

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