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Postnatal management of prenatally diagnosed abdominal masses and anomalies
Author(s) -
Heaton Todd E.,
Liechty Kenneth W.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/pd.1933
Subject(s) - medicine , prenatal diagnosis , fetus , pregnancy , obstetrics , pediatrics , radiology , genetics , biology
Rapid advancement in fetal diagnostic imaging has increased our ability to diagnose a multitude of anomalies in the prenatal period. The purpose of this chapter is to review our current understanding of prenatally diagnosed intra‐abdominal lesions, and describe the current guidelines for the postnatal management and subsequent outcome for these lesions. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.