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The prenatal diagnosis of lower urinary tract obstruction using B scan ultrasound: A case report
Author(s) -
Okulski Thomas A.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870050412
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary system , ultrasound , prenatal diagnosis , fetus , pregnancy , urinary obstruction , ultrasonography , urinary bladder , radiology , surgery , anatomy , genetics , biology
This is a case report of the ultrasonic detection of an enlarged urinary bladder in a 20 1/2 week fetus which subsequently was proven to have the prune belly or Eagle‐Barrett syndrome. Serial sonograms were used to follow the progress of thsi abnormal pregnancy and were instrumental in the subsequent clinical management of the patient.