EARLY SONOGRAPHIC DETECTION OF FETAL INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION AND POSSIBLE DIAGNOSTIC PITFALLS
- 1 March 1996
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Prenatal Diagnosis
- Vol. 16 (3) , 203-206
- https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199603)16:3<203::aid-pd830>3.0.co;2-#
Abstract
We present five fetuses at 15-17 weeks' gestation with a sonographic diagnosis of intestinal obstruction. Dilation of the intestine was the presenting sonographic finding in fetuses with a volvulus and/or anal atresia. Two of the fetuses also had other abnormalities. Intestinal peristalsis may be observed in early pregnancy as transient dilation of intestinal segments. Sonographers are cautioned about a false-positive diagnosis of intestinal obstruction in such cases.Keywords
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