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Prenatal diagnosis of isolated bilateral microphthalmia with confirmation by evaluation of products of conception obtained by dilation and evacuation
Author(s) -
Shulman Lee P.,
Gordon Patricia L.,
Emerson Donald S.,
Wilroy R. Sidney,
Elias Sherman
Publication year - 1993
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/pd.1970130513
Subject(s) - microphthalmia , products of conception , prenatal diagnosis , dilation (metric space) , medicine , pregnancy , obstetrics , gynecology , fetus , gestation , biology , genetics , mathematics , gene , combinatorics
We describe the prenatal diagnosis of isolated bilateral fetal microphthalmia in a woman at increased risk of having a fetus with microphthalmia. Ultrasound examinations at 161 and 19‐5 weeks' gestation demonstrated bilateral fetal microphthalmia with no other associated structural defects. The patient elected to terminate her pregnancy at 19.5 weeks. Pathological evaluation of the products of conception obtained by dilation and evacuation confirmed the prenatal diagnosis of isolated bilateral fetal microphthalmia.