A Fetus with Imperforate Anus Developing Pulmonary Hypoplasia Triggered by Transient Urethral Obstruction

• Main Authors: Masatake Toshimitsu (Author), Takayuki Iriyama (Author), Seisuke Sayama (Author), Kan Suzuki (Author), Satsuki Kakiuchi (Author), Mari Ichinose (Author), Takahiro Seyama (Author), Kenbun Sone (Author), Keiichi Kumasawa (Author), Takeshi Nagamatsu (Author), Tomoyuki Fujii (Author), Yutaka Osuga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Pulmonary hypoplasia is a rare entity in a fetus with imperforate anus. The fetus was diagnosed with high-type imperforate anus with rectourethral fistula based on the dilated fetal bowel and the presence of bowel calcification at 19 weeks of gestation. As gestation advanced, fetal ultrasonography d...