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PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF DIASTEMATOMYELIA: CASE REPORTS AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Author(s) -
SEPULVEDA WALDO,
KYLE PHILLIPA M.,
HASSAN JAMIYAH,
WEINER EHUD
Publication year - 1997
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(199702)17:2<161::aid-pd1>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - diastematomyelia , prenatal diagnosis , medicine , prenatal ultrasound , pediatrics , obstetrics , pregnancy , fetus , biology , genetics , spinal cord , psychiatry
Diastematomyelia is a rare malformation characterized by complete or incomplete division of the spinal cord by osseous or fibrocartilaginous septum. Most cases are seen in association with other anomalies of the vertebral column such as spina bifida, kyphoscoliosis, butterfly vertebra, and hemivertebra. In this report we describe two cases of isolated diastematomyelia detected at routine second‐trimester detailed ultrasound scan, the most striking feature being the detection of an echogenic focus in the posterior aspect of the spine in association with widening of the interpedicular vertebral space. The prenatal literature is reviewed to assess the clinical significance of this finding. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.