Prenatal diagnosis of thrombosed aneurysm of vein of Galen
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Prenatal diagnosis of thrombosed aneurysm of vein of Galen.
Aneurysm of the vein of Galen in the fetus is a rare malformation that has been described in a small number of case reports. Thrombosis of aneurysm of the vein of Galen is a rare occurrence reported in postnatal cases. We report a case of thrombosis of vein of Galen aneurysm occurring in a fetus of 21 weeks' gestation. The fetus showed an echogenic mass posterior and superior to the thalamus. I...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0960-7692
DOI: 10.1002/uog.2660