%0 Journal Article %T Diagn¨®stico y seguimiento del feto con restricci¨®n del crecimiento intrauterino (RCIU) y del feto peque£¿o para la edad gestacional (PEG): Consenso Colombiano %A San¨ªn-Blair %A Jos¨¦ Enrique %A G¨®mez-D¨ªaz %A Jaime %A Ram¨ªrez %A Jorge %A Mej¨ªa %A Carlos Alberto %A Medina %A ¨®scar %A V¨¦lez %A Jos¨¦ %J Revista Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecolog¨ªa %D 2009 %I Federaci¨®n Colombiana de Asociaciones de Obstetricia y Ginecolog¨ªa %X objective: making those participating in pregnant women¡¯s health care aware of the latest clinical recommendations regarding a controversial topic which is an important cause of perinatal morbidity in colombia. methodology: the cochrane library, medline and embase databases were searched as well as scielo latin-american database, specialised books and consensus from other scientific societies for diagnostic studies, systematic reviews, randomised trials and meta-analysis carried out between 19952009 regarding the terms ¡°intrauterine growth restriction¡±and ¡°small for gestational age¡±. an initial manuscript was written and submitted for on-line discussion. the final manuscript was discussed and amended in medell¨ªn, colombia, during the foetal medicine congress held in september 2008. results: a guide to managing sga and iugr foetuses was written and is presented here; it has been based on the best available evidence and could be applied in colombia. conclusions: this issue produces controversy due to a lack of scientific evidence for applying some definitions and diagnostic tests when managing iugr and sga foetuses. %K small for gestational age %K intrauterine growth restriction %K ultrasound %K doppler. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0034-74342009000300006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en