title: Disorders of the fetal thorax and abdomen.
abstract: Many disorders of the fetal thorax and abdomen can be evaluated using ultrasound. Even when a definitive diagnosis cannot be made prenatally, sonography can provide valuable clinical information regarding the nature and location of the abnormality, associated anomalies, and the presence of secondary complications. An awareness of these disorders and their sonographic appearance is important to impact upon obstetrical management and overall prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Dinsmore
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Grumbach
mesh_terms: D004065:Digestive System Abnormalities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D015619:Respiratory System Abnormalities; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal