Fetal Bowel Dilatation: A Sonographic Sign of Uncertain Prognosis
Fetal bowel dilatation is an indirect sonographic sign of mechanical or functional bowel obstruction. The etiology of fetal bowel dilatation is a difficult prenatal diagnosis since ultrasound has limited accuracy for bowel evaluation. The authors describe a case of fetal bowel dilatation diagnosed i...
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| description | Fetal bowel dilatation is an indirect sonographic sign of mechanical or functional bowel obstruction. The etiology of fetal bowel dilatation is a difficult prenatal diagnosis since ultrasound has limited accuracy for bowel evaluation. The authors describe a case of fetal bowel dilatation diagnosed in the third trimester. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bfd0130381e541b9a23910460578bbd12025-02-03T05:47:29ZengWileyCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922015-01-01201510.1155/2015/608787608787Fetal Bowel Dilatation: A Sonographic Sign of Uncertain PrognosisPatrícia Silva0Filipa Reis1Paulo Alves2Luís Farinha3Manuel Sousa Gomes4Pilar Câmara5Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital, Luís de Camões, Funchal, 9004-514 Madeira Island, PortugalObstetrics and Gynecology Department, Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital, Luís de Camões, Funchal, 9004-514 Madeira Island, PortugalObstetrics and Gynecology Department, Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital, Luís de Camões, Funchal, 9004-514 Madeira Island, PortugalObstetrics and Gynecology Department, Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital, Luís de Camões, Funchal, 9004-514 Madeira Island, PortugalObstetrics and Gynecology Department, Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital, Luís de Camões, Funchal, 9004-514 Madeira Island, PortugalPediatric Surgery Department, Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital, Luís de Camões, Funchal, 9004-514 Madeira Island, PortugalFetal bowel dilatation is an indirect sonographic sign of mechanical or functional bowel obstruction. The etiology of fetal bowel dilatation is a difficult prenatal diagnosis since ultrasound has limited accuracy for bowel evaluation. The authors describe a case of fetal bowel dilatation diagnosed in the third trimester.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/608787 |
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| title | Fetal Bowel Dilatation: A Sonographic Sign of Uncertain Prognosis |
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| title_short | Fetal Bowel Dilatation: A Sonographic Sign of Uncertain Prognosis |
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