Objective: To discover the different underlying conditions in 2 fetuses suffering from temporary bowel ischaemia. Methods: Abnormal bowel findings were detected using antenatal sonography. Results: The abnormal bowel findings disappeared postnatally. Transient ischaemia of the fetal bowel due to different causes has been advocated antenatally to explain the abnormal findings. When a normal blood supply to the bowel has been restored, either in utero or after birth, the abnormal findings disappear. Conclusions: Whenever gut dilatation is detected in a fetus at risk of bowel ischaemia the possibility of a transient functional finding must be considered
Transient bowel ischaemia of the fetus / Ghi, Tullio; Tani, Giovanni; Carletti, Angela; Basile, Barbara; Rizzo, Nicola; Pilu, Gianluigi; Bovicelli, Luciano. - In: FETAL DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY. - ISSN 1015-3837. - 20:1(2005), pp. 54-7-57. [10.1159/000081370]
Transient bowel ischaemia of the fetus
GHI, Tullio;
2005-01-01
Abstract
Objective: To discover the different underlying conditions in 2 fetuses suffering from temporary bowel ischaemia. Methods: Abnormal bowel findings were detected using antenatal sonography. Results: The abnormal bowel findings disappeared postnatally. Transient ischaemia of the fetal bowel due to different causes has been advocated antenatally to explain the abnormal findings. When a normal blood supply to the bowel has been restored, either in utero or after birth, the abnormal findings disappear. Conclusions: Whenever gut dilatation is detected in a fetus at risk of bowel ischaemia the possibility of a transient functional finding must be consideredI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
