Fetal intestinal volvulus without malrotation detected on prenatal ultrasound

Ayaka Nagano¹, Shun Onishi^{1

2}, Yukiko Tazaki³, Hiroaki Kobayashi^{2

3}, Satoshi Ieiri¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Surgery, Research Field in Medical and Health Sciences, Medical and Dental Area, Research and Education Assembly, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
² Perinatal Medical Center, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.

Ayaka Nagano et al. Pediatr Int. 2021 Jul.

. 2021 Jul;63(7):845-846.

doi: 10.1111/ped.14550. Epub 2021 Apr 20.

Ayaka Nagano¹, Shun Onishi^{1

2}, Yukiko Tazaki³, Hiroaki Kobayashi^{2

3}, Satoshi Ieiri¹

¹ Department of Pediatric Surgery, Research Field in Medical and Health Sciences, Medical and Dental Area, Research and Education Assembly, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
² Perinatal Medical Center, Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.

No abstract available

Keywords: fetal diagnosis; intestinal volvulus without malrotation; ultrasound.

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