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Cleft palate: Confirmation of prenatal diagnosis by colour Doppler ultrasound
Author(s) -
Sherer David M.,
Abramowicz Jacques S.,
Jaffe Richard,
Woods James R.
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.1970131009
Subject(s) - prenatal diagnosis , medicine , trisomy , fetus , ultrasound , prenatal ultrasound , lesion , soft palate , radiology , doppler ultrasound , congenital disease , pathology , pregnancy , surgery , biology , genetics
We present a case of a twin with trisomy 47,XX+i(9p) in whom the diagnosis of cleft palate was confirmed by colour Doppler imaging demonstrating abnormal fluid flow across the fetal pharyngeal bone defect. Application of this technique in cases predisposed for this congenital lesion may prove beneficial in the diagnosis of the more subtle types of isolated cleft palate.