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- Title
EARLY SONOGRAPHIC DETECTION OF FETAL INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION AND POSSIBLE DIAGNOSTIC PITFALLS.
- Authors
BRONSHTEIN, MOSHE; ZIMMER, ETAN Z.
- Abstract
We present five fetuses at 15-17 weeks' gestation with a sonographic diagnosis of intestinal obstruction. Dilation of the intestine was the presenting sonographic finding in fetuses with a volvulus and/or anal atresia. Two of the fetuses also had other abnormalities. Intestinal peristalsis may be observed in early pregnancy as transient dilation of intestinal segments. Sonographers are cautioned about a false-positive diagnosis of intestinal obstruction in such cases.
- Publication
Prenatal Diagnosis, 1996, Vol 16, Issue 3, p203
- ISSN
0197-3851
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(199603)16:3<203::AID-PD830>3.0.CO;2-#