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Ultrasound Examination of the Fetus: Externally Visible Body Defects

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The High-Risk Fetus

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The majority of the externally visible abnormalities are included in this section and are presented in two parts. In the first part, cleft lip/ palate, cystic hygroma, nonimmune fetal hydrops, sacrococcygeal teratoma, and skeletal dysplasias are discussed. In the second part, defects of the central nervous system are described.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Maternal-Fetal Medicine Section, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, 60637, Chicago, IL, USA

    Chin-Chu Lin M.D. (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director, Obstetrics High Risk Clinic) & Marion S. Verp M.D. (Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director, Medical Genetic Services) (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director, Obstetrics High Risk Clinic) &  (Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director, Medical Genetic Services)

  2. Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Prentice Women’s Hospital, 60611, Chicago, IL, USA

    Rudy E. Sabbagha M.D. (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, Director, Diagnostic Ultrasound Center) (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, Director, Diagnostic Ultrasound Center)

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Sabbagha, R.E., Toig, R.M., Tamura, R.K. (1993). Ultrasound Examination of the Fetus: Externally Visible Body Defects. In: Lin, CC., Verp, M.S., Sabbagha, R.E. (eds) The High-Risk Fetus. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9240-8_14

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