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7932973

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-11-21
pubmed:abstractText
Our objective was to describe the sonographic appearance of the normal fetal esophagus and to determine the rate of its visualization. The fetal esophagus has a tubular echogenic appearance. Two patterns of the tubular structure were observed: two parallel echogenic lines or several parallel echogenic lines (the so-called "multilayered pattern"). A cannula was placed in the stomach of three stillborns and removed under ultrasonographic monitoring, confirming its location. In 155 consecutive pregnancies examined, the thoracic part of the fetal esophagus was easy to visualize (about 90% of cases); the cervical and abdominal segments were more difficult to visualize (19 and 30%, respectively). The multilayered pattern was observed in 49% of cases before and in 87% of cases after 26 weeks' gestation. A direct sonographic demonstration of the fetal esophagus is possible and could help to exclude esophageal malformations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0278-4297
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
175-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Fetal esophagus: normal sonographic appearance.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Erasme Hospital, University Clinics of Brussels, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article