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Antenatal sonographic findings of right pulmonary agenesis with ipsilateral microtia: a possible new laterality association
Author(s) -
Maymon Ron,
Schneider David,
Hegesh Julius,
Herman Arie,
Weinraub Zwi,
Achiron Reuven
Publication year - 2001
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 - 10.1002/1097-0223(200102)21:2<125::aid-pd999>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - dextrocardia , medicine , agenesis , laterality , abnormality , prenatal diagnosis , microtia , fetus , conjoined twins , anatomy , pregnancy , surgery , audiology , genetics , psychiatry , biology
Right pulmonary agenesis is a rare congenital malformation which results in secondary dextrocardia in situs solitus. Ipsilateral microtia in this context composes a laterality syndrome. The prenatal sonographic findings of this abnormality have not been previously reported. We describe the association of dextrocardia in situs solitus, intact diaphragm and right microtia. This was sonographically diagnosed at mid‐gestation in an euploid fetus. Surgical evacuation of the pregnancy confirmed the external malformation. Laterality association should be assessed in a fetus with sonographic findings of pulmonary agenesis. The differential diagnosis and updated literature review is presented. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.