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EP06.24: Termination of pregnancy in third trimester following late identification of agenesis of the corpus callosum with severe ventriculomegaly
Author(s) -
N. Halder
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.21224
Subject(s) - medicine , ventriculomegaly , corpus callosum agenesis , agenesis of the corpus callosum , corpus callosum , agenesis , third trimester , pregnancy , obstetrics , identification (biology) , fetus , anatomy , genetics , botany , biology
Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum (ACC) involves a partial or complete absence of the main commissural pathway that connects the two cerebral hemispheres and can be an isolated abnormality or complex, coexisting with other abnormalities. It is rare although a precise incidence and prevalence is difficult to ascertain mostly due to selection bias. It is usually identified at 20-weeks ultrasound scan, however it remains a diagnostic challenge and may be missed leading to late detection in-utero or postnatally.