Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 53-55 , March 2006

Prenatal Sonographic Features of Hypospadia: Two- and Three-Dimensional Findings

  • Kung-Hong Fang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Joung-Liang Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Ming Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Guang-Perng Yeh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Pan-Hsin Chou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Jui-Chang Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taichung, Taiwan
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  • Charles Tsung-Che Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. Charles Tsung-Che Hsieh, Director of Fetal Ultrasound, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanhsiao Street, Changhua 500, Taiwan

Received 1 July 2005 ,Revised 6 July 2005 ,Accepted 7 July 2005.

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PII: S1028-4559(09)60191-1

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60191-1

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 53-55 , March 2006

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