Neonatal intestinal opacification secondary to transplacental passage of urographic contrast medium.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1979
Abstract
Neonatal intestinal opacification in five infants (one set each of triplets and twins) after maternal excretory urography is described, and mechanisms leading to this phenomenon are discussed. Transplacental passage of urographic contrast medium with subsequent excretion by the fetal kidneys and possibly liver and small bowel seems to explain the radiographic appearance. Although the contrast medium probably does not harm the fetus, it should be distinguished from other more sinister causes of colonic opacification in the neonate.
Volume
132
Issue
1
First Page
63
Last Page
65
ISSN
0361-803X
Published In/Presented At
Kelleher, J., Feczko, P. J., Radkowski, M. A., & Griscom, N. T. (1979). Neonatal intestinal opacification secondary to transplacental passage of urographic contrast medium. AJR. American journal of roentgenology, 132(1), 63–65. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.132.1.63
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
103406
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article