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Antenatal betamethasone and favourable outcomes in fetuses with `poor prognosis' diaphragmatic hernia
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a common abnormality affecting 1 in 2,000 gestations. The mortality exceeds 50% despite recent advances in postnatal treatment. The widespread antenatal use of glucoco...
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Malrotation with recurrent volvulus presenting with cholestasis, pruritus, and pancreatitis
A patient aged 16 years was referred following numerous episodes of intense pruritus associated with persistently altered liver function tests. Ultrasound (US) demonstrated the superior mesenteric vein positi...
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Antenatal detection of hiatus hernia
A routine ultrasound scan in a primigravida at 29 weeks' gestation showed that her fetus had a fluid-filled viscus above the diaphragm in the mid-line. This was initially thought to be the stomach, either as ...
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Pulmonary sequestrations detected by antenatal ultrasound
We present three cases of abdominal and abdomino-thoracic extra-lobar pulmonary sequestrations detected by antenatal ultrasound (US) over a 12-month period. In addition, we briefly refer to a case previously d...