Ultrasound examination of the normal fetal duodenum.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To use the fetal pylorus as a reference point to conveniently display the normal fetal duodenum by ultrasound.

Methods

This study was designed in cross-section. A total of 450 healthy singleton pregnant women at 19-39 weeks of gestation who underwent prenatal screening at our hospital from January 2019 to February 2020 were selected. They were divided into three groups according to gestational weeks: the 19-23 gestational weeks group, 29-32 gestational weeks group, and 34-39 gestational weeks group. The duodenal bulb was identified. Its movement and course were continuously and dynamically observed. The descending part of the duodenum was identified, and the duodenal course was traced.

Results

The fluid-filled in the fetal duodenum was discontinuous. The ove

SUBMITTER: Xiao H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9852514 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature