Gastrointestinal sediment layering. A useful sign for the prenatal sonographic diagnosis of fetal intestinal obstruction.
An instance of fetal intestinal obstruction uncovered during serial sonography in a pregnancy complicated by previous jejunoileal bypass is discussed. The presence of abnormal cystic structures with a gravity-dependent sediment layering effect within the fetal abdomen provided a useful, and possibly specific, sign in the diagnosis of fetal gastrointestinal obstruction.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography