Growth of the fetal stomach in normal pregnancies.
Fetal stomach dimensions were measured sonographically in 152 fetuses with gestational ages ranging from nine to 40 weeks. Nomograms of the mean +/- 2 standard deviations (SD) for the longitudinal, anteroposterior, and transverse diameters of the fetal stomach were generated throughout pregnancy. A linear growth function was observed across gestational age, and a high degree of correlation existed between gestational age and the transverse (r = 0.809, P less than .0001), anteroposterior (r = 0.798, P less than .0001), and longitudinal (r = 0.749, P less than .0001) diameters. These data provide a method by which variations from the norm can be assessed, and offer potential prenatal diagnosis of a variety of gastrointestinal lesions.
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Reece
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Yarkoni
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Hobbins
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D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012016:Reference Values; D013270:Stomach / Q000196:embryology*; D014463:Ultrasonography