Prenatal diagnosis of gastroschisis: development of objective sonographic criteria for predicting outcome.
The venous duct is a vascular structure that can be readily identified using sonographic technique.
Several investigations have indicated that sonographic duct measurements before and after secretin injections are a useful tool in the diagnostic screening for pancreatic disease.
There were no further structural sonographic anomalies of the fetus.
This review outlines the current knowledge and preferred management of pregnancies complicated by this minor sonographic marker, and highlights some of the management issues.
Correlation of measured amniotic -uid volume and sonographic predictions of oligohydramnios.
Prenatal sonographic findings are variable, but presentation can be from around 16 weeks' gestation with short limbs and a long narrow chest.
Sonographic diagnosis matched with the clinical examination or autopsy findings in 82% of the cases.
