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Antenatal real-time diagnosis of esophageal atresias

✍ Scribed by Eduardo Eyheremendy; Martin Pfister

Book ID
102888845
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1983
Tongue
English
Weight
986 KB
Volume
11
Category
Article
ISSN
0091-2751

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✦ Synopsis

In cases in which it is suspected that polyhydramnios is due to anomalies of the digestive tract, the absence of fluid in the fetal gastrointestinal tract suggests the diagnosis of esophageal atresia. This diagnosis can be made by observing the alternating filling and emptying of the esophagus proximal to the site of atresia.

CASE 1

A 28-year-old woman gravida 111, para 11, was referred to our hospital because of a uterus too big

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