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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 31, 2018 - Issue 17
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Original Article

Should isolated fetal ventriculomegaly measured below 12 mm be viewed as a variant of the norm? Results of a 5-year experience in a prenatal referral center

Anaïs LavongtheungDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Amiens, CHU Amiens Sud, AmiensCEDEX 1, France;
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Guillaume JedraszakDepartment of Genetics, University Hospital of Amiens, CHU Amiens Sud, AmiensCEDEX 1, France;
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Philippe NaepelsDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Amiens, CHU Amiens Sud, AmiensCEDEX 1, France;
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Pierre TourneuxDepartment of Neonatology, University Hospital of Amiens, CHU Amiens Sud, AmiensCEDEX 1, France;
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Catherine Gondry-JouetDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital of Amiens, CHU Amiens Sud, AmiensCEDEX 1, France;
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Anne-Gaëlle Le MoingDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, University Hospital of Amiens, CHU Amiens Sud, AmiensCEDEX 1, France
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Jean GondryDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Amiens, CHU Amiens Sud, AmiensCEDEX 1, France;
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Julien ChevreauDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Amiens, CHU Amiens Sud, AmiensCEDEX 1, France; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 2325-2331 | Received 03 Mar 2017, Accepted 12 Jun 2017, Published online: 11 Jul 2017

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