Bleeding esophageal duplication detected in utero.
Peptic complications in duplications of the alimentary tract may occur when the duplication is lined by gastric mucosa. These complications commonly develop in the first year of life. We report a case of a bleeding esophageal duplication in a fetus.
Peiper
M
M
Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, Hamburg, Germany.
Lambrecht
W
W
Kluth
D
D
Hüneke
B
B
D000328:Adult; D004947:Esophagus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal