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Hepatic calcifications in a fetus with trisomy 9 that underwent cordocentesis
Author(s) -
Satge D.,
Gasser B.,
Geneix A.,
Malet P.,
Stoll C.
Publication year - 1994
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.1970140411
Subject(s) - trisomy , fetus , calcification , autopsy , medicine , aneuploidy , complication , thrombus , calcinosis , pathology , obstetrics , radiology , pregnancy , biology , chromosome , genetics , gene
Foci of calcification were observed at autopsy in the liver of a fetus with complete trisomy 9 on which two cordocenteses had been performed. It is suggested that liver calcifications are a possible complication of the procedure. As several other cases of calcifications in the liver and other organs of fetuses with autosomal trisomies have been described without a history of cordocentesis, further studies should be carried out to determine whether fetuses with chromosomal anomalies are more prone to thrombus formation and embolization.