Abstract
Severe oligohydramnios and extremely dilated bowel filled with hyperechogenic material floating in fluid were the ultrasonographic findings in a fetus at 27 weeks' gestation. Vesicorectal communication and urethral-anal atresia permitted urine to empty into the colon, causing megacolon, oligohydramnios, and markedly increased intraabdominal pressure resulting in pulmonary hypoplasia.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 79-81 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Volume | 167 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 1992 |
Keywords
- Oligohydramnios
- fetal megacolon
- fetal vesicorectal fistula
- pulmonary hypoplasia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynecology