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ELEVATED AMNIOTIC ALPHA‐FETOPROTEIN IN CONGENITAL OESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA
Author(s) -
Seppälä Markku,
Laes Esko,
HarvoNoponen Marja
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1974.tb00389.x
Subject(s) - atresia , amniotic fluid , medicine , fetus , gestation , duodenal atresia , alpha (finance) , fistula , gastroenterology , obstetrics , pregnancy , surgery , biology , construct validity , patient satisfaction , genetics
Summary A case is reported of congenital oesophageal atresia with a broncho‐oesophageal fistula associated with an elevated alpha‐fetoprotein level in amniotic fluid at 34 and 35 weeks of gestation. The mechanism by which this level may become elevated if the fetus has oesophageal atresia is discussed.