Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 79-83 , March 2008

Late Prenatal Diagnosis of Hydrometrocolpos Secondary to a Cloacal Anomaly by Abdominal Ultrasonography with Complementary Magnetic Resonance Imaging

  • Yun-Hsiang Hung

      Affiliations

    • Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ching-Chang Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chia-Yu Ou

      Affiliations

    • Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Bi-Hua Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Pao-Chu Yu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Te-Yao Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Te-Yao Hsu, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 123, Ta Pei Road, Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung 83305, Taiwan

,Accepted 11 April 2007.

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PII: S1028-4559(08)60059-5

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(08)60059-5

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 79-83 , March 2008

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