Prenatal Diagnosis of a Segmental Small Bowel Volvulus with Threatened Premature Labor

Figure 1

Mildly dilated small bowel with thickened and hyperechogenic intestinal wall (a) in a typical whirlpool configuration (a, b). Aggravation of intestinal dilatation (c) and peritoneal calcifications leading to the suspicion of meconium peritonitis (d).

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