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Prenatal laser treatment of a placental chorioangioma
Author(s) -
Quarello E.,
Bernard J.P.,
Leroy B.,
Ville Y.
Publication year - 2005
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.1848
Subject(s) - medicine , polyhydramnios , gestation , pregnancy , obstetrics , laser coagulation , blood supply , laser treatment , prenatal diagnosis , placenta , fetus , coagulation , surgery , laser , genetics , physics , visual acuity , optics , biology
Large placental chorioangiomas are rare complications in pregnancy. We present a case of a placental chorioangioma, complicated by polyhydramnios, in which obliteration of its blood supply using diode laser coagulation at 25 weeks of gestation was followed by an uneventful pregnancy and delivery of a healthy baby with a normal follow‐up at the age of 9 months. Laser coagulation of the feeding vessels seems to be an effective treatment for chorioangiomas when the blood supply is superficial and the feeding vessels are small in diameter. Copyright © 2005 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.