| Sonography of the fetal gastrointestinal tract: anatomic variants, diagnostic pitfalls, and abnormalities. | |
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PMID: 8166006 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Prenatal sonography has the potential to show a wide range of abnormalities in a fetus's gastrointestinal tract. Suspected fetal gastrointestinal abnormalities should be interpreted with caution, however, as the sonographic appearance of a healthy fetus's gastrointestinal tract is variable and there is considerable overlap in the appearances of normal and abnormal fetal bowel. Similarly, pathologic processes originating from organ systems other than the gastrointestinal tract can at times exhibit sonographic patterns remarkably similar to those of dilated bowel. This review examines the sonographic findings of gastrointestinal disorders seen in utero, emphasizing potential diagnostic pitfalls arising from confusion with normal anatomy, anatomic variants, and pathologic processes elsewhere in the fetus. |
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Authors:
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B S Hertzberg |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: AJR. American journal of roentgenology Volume: 162 ISSN: 0361-803X ISO Abbreviation: AJR Am J Roentgenol Publication Date: 1994 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1994-05-20 Completed Date: 1994-05-20 Revised Date: 2008-02-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7708173 Medline TA: AJR Am J Roentgenol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1175-82 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710. |
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Congenital Abnormalities
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ultrasonography Digestive System / embryology* Digestive System Abnormalities Esophagus / abnormalities, embryology* Female Fetal Diseases / ultrasonography* Gastrointestinal Diseases / ultrasonography* Humans Pregnancy Ultrasonography, Prenatal* |
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