FETAL ASCITES ASSOCIATED WITH AN IMPERFORATE HYMEN - SONOGRAPHIC OBSERVATION

Authors
JACQUEMYN Y DECATTE L VAERENBERG M
Citation
Y. Jacquemyn et al., FETAL ASCITES ASSOCIATED WITH AN IMPERFORATE HYMEN - SONOGRAPHIC OBSERVATION, Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology, 12(1), 1998, pp. 67-69
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Acoustics,"Obsetric & Gynecology","Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09607692
Volume
12
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
67 - 69
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-7692(1998)12:1<67:FAAWAI>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
We report a case of fetal ascites in which no abnormalities other than an imperforate hymen were noted. The ascites resolved after abdominal tap and incision of the hymen. A possible mechanism for an associatio n between imperforate hymen and fetal ascites is proposed.