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Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of laryngeal atresia in association with single umbilical artery
Author(s) -
Meizner Israel,
Sherizly Israelit,
Mashiach Reuven,
Shalev Joseph,
Kedron Dvora,
BenRafael Zion
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0096(200010)28:8<435::aid-jcu10>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - single umbilical artery , medicine , atresia , prenatal diagnosis , fetus , obstetrics , umbilical artery , ascites , pregnancy , surgery , genetics , biology
Congenital laryngeal atresia is an extremely rare anomaly that in most cases is incompatible with life. About 50% of cases involve other major malformations. Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of this condition has been described only 6 times. We present a case in which prenatal sonographic examination at 21 weeks' menstrual age revealed enlarged, hyperechoic lungs, dilated upper airways, ascites, and a single umbilical artery. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of the prenatal diagnosis of laryngeal atresia in association with a single umbilical artery. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 28:435–438, 2000.