PRENATAL-DIAGNOSIS OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX BY COLOR AND PULSED DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN A CASE OF CONGENITAL PYLORIC ATRESIA

Authors
RIZZO G CAPPONI A ARDUINI D ROMANINI C
Citation
G. Rizzo et al., PRENATAL-DIAGNOSIS OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX BY COLOR AND PULSED DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN A CASE OF CONGENITAL PYLORIC ATRESIA, Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology, 6(4), 1995, pp. 290-292
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Acoustics,"Obsetric & Gynecology","Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09607692
Volume
6
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
290 - 292
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-7692(1995)6:4<290:POGRBC>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
A case of pyloric atresia diagnosed in the third trimester is describe d. Real-time ultrasonographic examination revealed polyhydramnios, enl arged stomach, evident gastric peristalsis and esophageal dilatation. Color and pulsed Doppler studies of the gastroesophageal junction reve aled the presence of a biphasic flow pattern that was consistent with gastroesophageal reflux.