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Narrowing of the pyloric sphincter
Duodenal stenosis
Congenital hypoplasia of the esophagus usually associated with a tracheoesophageal fistula
Esophageal atresia
Narrowing of the esophagus usually in the distal third segment
Esophageal stenosis
Abnormality of the abdominal wall in which the bowel without a covering membrane protrudes outside of the wall
Gastroschsis
One of the sacculations of the colon caused by longitudinal bands that are shorter than the gut
Haustral folds
Formation of the blood
Hematopoiesis
Remnant of the proximal part of the yolk stalk
Meckel’s diverticulum
Abnormality of the abdominal wall in which bowel and liver, both covered by a membrane, protrude outside the wall
Omphalocele
Movement of the bowel
Peristalsis
Complex disorder of the bowel and genitourinary tract
anorectal atresia
No development of the splenic tissue
asplenia
Cystic growth of the common bile duct
choledochal cyst
Gallstones
choleithiasis
congenital condition characterized by mucus build up within the lungs and other areas of the body
cystic fibrosis
Complete blockage at the pyloric sphincter
duodenal atresia
a congenital disorder in which there is abnormal innervation of the large intestine
Hirschsprung’s disease
blockage of the jeunum and ileal bowel segments that appears as multiple cystic structure within the fetal abdomen
jejunoileal atresia
Small bowel disorder marked by the presence of thick echogenic meconium in the distal ileum
Meconium ileus
Condition in which only the heart or the abdominal organs are reversed
partial situs inversus
More than one spleen; associated with cardiac malformations
polysplenia
Sonolucent band near the fetal anterior abdominal wall from the abdominal wall muscles in the fetus over 18 weeks
pseudoascites
hear and abdominal organs are completely reversed
situs inversus
Vertebral defects, heart defects, renal and limb abnormalities
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