Intraluminal bladder calcifications: an antenatal sign of an enterovesical fistula.
Anorectal agenesis is usually associated with a fistula to the bladder, urethra, or vagina. The sonographic detection of a meconium concretion in the fetal bladder strongly suggests the presence of an enterovesical fistula.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Magee-Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pennsylvania.
L M
LM
Hill
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Rivello
J G
JG
Martin
D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008470:Meconium; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D001747:Urinary Bladder Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis*