Is preterm delivery indicated in fetuses with gastroschisis and antenatally detected bowel dilation?

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 262-266

  Wilson, Megan S ^a   Carroll, Mary A ^a   Braun, Stephane A ^a   Walsh, William F ^a   Pietsch, John B ^a   Bennett, Kelly A ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bowel dilation; Gastroschisis; Preterm delivery; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; GASTROSCHISIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 85027948147     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: 14219964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000338925     Document Type: Article

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