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The role of color and power Doppler ultrasound in the prenatal diagnosis of sirenomelia
Author(s) -
Patel S.,
Suchet I.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.202
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1469-0705
pISSN - 0960-7692
DOI - 10.1002/uog.1758
Subject(s) - oligohydramnios , medicine , renal agenesis , single umbilical artery , prenatal diagnosis , fetus , abnormality , agenesis , prenatal ultrasound , anal atresia , anatomy , renal artery , atresia , obstetrics , pregnancy , kidney , genetics , psychiatry , biology
Sirenomelia is a rare congenital abnormality characterized by a variety of anomalies involving the lower limbs, severe oligohydramnios, bilateral renal agenesis, anorectal atresia and aberrant fetal vasculature. The prenatal diagnosis and differentiation from isolated bilateral renal agenesis is severely limited by the accompanying oligohydramnios that hinders visualization of fetal anatomy. We present three prospectively assessed cases of sirenomelia, two of which had bilateral renal agenesis, and all of which had a single umbilical artery derived from the aberrant vasculature that accompanies the syndrome. Copyright © 2004 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.