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OP20.07: Esophageal atresia: prenatal detection rates in multiple versus singleton pregnancies
Author(s) -
Weissbach T.,
Kushnir A.,
Eliasi E.,
Elkan Miller T.,
Zajicek M.,
Yi Y.,
Kassif E.,
Weisz B.
Publication year - 2019
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.20871
Subject(s) - medicine , tracheoesophageal fistula , singleton , polyhydramnios , atresia , obstetrics , twin pregnancy , prenatal diagnosis , pregnancy , fetus , surgery , biology , genetics
Objective Esophageal atresia (EA) with or without tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) occurs in 1: 3,500 live births. Prenatal suspicion of EA/TEF arises in fetuses that presented with polyhydramnios, small/absent stomach bubble or esophageal pouch. Previous studies have shown the prenatal detection rate of this anomaly to be between 9.2%57% depending on operator expertise and index of suspicion. The presentation and detection rate of EA/TEF in twin versus singleton pregnancies has never been previously studied. Our aim was to compare the characteristics, detection rate and prevalence of sonographic cues of EA/TEF in multiple vs. singleton pregnancies at a tertiary center.