Perinatal diagnosis and management of oropharyngeal fetus in fetu: A case report | Zendy

Yu Yangyang R. | Zendy; Espinoza Jimmy | Zendy; Mehta Deepak K. | Zendy; Keswani Sundeep G. | Zendy; Lee Timothy C. | Zendy

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Perinatal diagnosis and management of oropharyngeal fetus in fetu: A case report

Author(s) -

Yu Yangyang R.,

Espinoza Jimmy,

Mehta Deepak K.,

Keswani Sundeep G.,

Lee Timothy C.

Publication year - 2018

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/jcu.22528

Subject(s) - medicine , in utero , fetus , airway obstruction , ultrasonography , multidisciplinary team , obstetrics , radiology , pregnancy , surgery , airway , genetics , nursing , biology

Fetus in fetu is an extremely rare congenital anomaly. We describe the perinatal diagnosis and management of a fetus with oropharyngeal and cervical fetus in fetu. High‐resolution ultrasonography with 3‐dimensional rendering can identify increased risks of airway obstruction in utero. Early identification allows a multidisciplinary team to be assembled for a scheduled ex utero intrapartum treatment procedure.

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