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EARLY SONOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS OF FETAL MIDLINE DISRUPTION SYNDROMES
Author(s) -
ZIMMER ETAN Z.,
BRONSHTEIN MOSHE
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199601)16:1<65::aid-pd804>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - amniotic sac , medicine , diaphragmatic hernia , kyphoscoliosis , fetus , amniotic fluid , abdominal wall , abdominal wall defect , neural tube , anatomy , prenatal diagnosis , gastroschisis , hernia , gestation , diaphragmatic breathing , congenital diaphragmatic hernia , arthrogryposis , amniocentesis , pregnancy , surgery , scoliosis , pathology , embryo , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , alternative medicine
This is a study of different severe fetal body wall defects and other abnormalities which were observed by transvaginal ultrasonography in six fetuses at 114747 to 15 weeks’ gestation. The main abnormalities were acrania, kyphoscoliosis, neural tube defect, ectopia cordis, diaphragmatic hernia, and ventral wall defect with exstrophy of the intestine, liver, and kidneys. A normal amniotic sac was noted in three cases. In one case, the amniotic sac could not be defined and in the other two cases, some of the abdominal contents were located outside the amniotic sac. The possible aetiology of these fetal malformations is discussed.