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EP17.29: Prenatal diagnosis of aplasia cutis congenita and congenital defect of scalp and skull
Author(s) -
Maeda K.,
Kaji T.,
Hayahi A.,
Yamasaki M.,
Kondo A.,
Morine M.,
Hinokio K.
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.21470
Subject(s) - medicine , aplasia cutis congenita , skull , scalp , deformity , aplasia , anatomy , surgery
•A 37-year-old Japanese multiparous woman was introduced at 32 weeks of gestation because of management of hypertensive disorder and fetal growth restriction. When we examined the head, sagittal and cross-sectional ultrasound (US) scans demonstrated that the scalp and skull was widely absent. In a normal fetus, the skin surrounding the skull generates strong echoes. In the present case, strong echoes were absent for some of the head circumference. Although skull was deformity, brain was covered by cranial arachnoid. Other no major anomalies were demonstrated by US scan. At 35 weeks of gestation, Cesarean section was performed due to indication of severe hypertension and prevention of brain damage Conclusion It is useful to diagnosis congenital skull deformity prenatally from the viewpoint of prevention of brain damage. Figure 1.in coronal and sagittal scan, strong echoes were absent for some of the head circumference(arrows)