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Published on: April 21, 2017
Transient bowel ischaemia of the fetus
Tullio Ghi1, Giovanni Tani, Angela Carletti
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MRI Section, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. tullioghi@yahoo.com
Objective:
To discover the different underlying conditions in 2 fetuses suffering from temporary bowel ischaemia.
Methods:
Abnormal bowel findings were detected using antenatal sonography.
Results:
The abnormal bowel findings disappeared postnatally. Transient ischaemia of the fetal bowel due to different causes has been advocated antenatally to explain the abnormal findings. When a normal blood supply to the bowel has been restored, either in utero or after birth, the abnormal findings disappear.
Conclusions:
Whenever gut dilatation is detected in a fetus at risk of bowel ischaemia the possibility of a transient functional finding must be considered.
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