Case Report
Prenatal Diagnosis of Small-Bowel Volvulus Using 3-Dimensional Doppler Sonography
Rami N. Sammour MD,
Zvi Leibovitz MD,
Shimon Degani MD,
Israel Shapiro MD,
Gonen Ohel MD,
Rami N. Sammour MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Search for more papers by this authorZvi Leibovitz MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Search for more papers by this authorShimon Degani MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Search for more papers by this authorIsrael Shapiro MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Search for more papers by this authorGonen Ohel MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Search for more papers by this authorRami N. Sammour MD,
Zvi Leibovitz MD,
Shimon Degani MD,
Israel Shapiro MD,
Gonen Ohel MD,
Rami N. Sammour MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Search for more papers by this authorZvi Leibovitz MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Search for more papers by this authorShimon Degani MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Search for more papers by this authorIsrael Shapiro MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Search for more papers by this authorGonen Ohel MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
Search for more papers by this authorAddress correspondence to Zvi Leibovitz, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, PO Box 4940, 31048 Haifa, Israel.
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