Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis of Intestinal Calcifications with Imperforate Anus

The ultrasonic findings in low gastro-intestinal tract obstruction have been described as “dilated loops of bowel”, (2) a condition which may occasionally also be seen in normal pregnancies (5) . This case report describes a rare entity of an imperforate anus in association with recto-urethral fistula, and with intraintestinal sonoreflective calcifications which suggested the low gastro-intestinal tract anomaly.

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