A Case of Ultrasound Diagnosis of Fetal Hiatal Hernia in Late Third Trimester of Pregnancy

Congenital hiatal hernia is a condition characterized by herniation of the abdominal organs, most commonly the stomach, through a physiological but overlax esophageal hiatus into the thoracic cavity. Prenatal diagnosis of this anomaly is unusual and only eight cases have been reported in the literat...

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Main Authors: Di Francesco, Stefania, Lanna, Mariano Matteo, Napolitano, Marcello, Maestri, Luciano, Faiola, Stefano, Rustico, Mariangela, Ferrazzi, Enrico
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4422992/