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Trisomy 18: first‐trimester nuchal translucency with pathological correlation
Author(s) -
Jackson S.,
Porter H.,
Vyas S.
Publication year - 1995
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 - 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1995.05010055.x
Subject(s) - medicine , trisomy , obstetrics , chorionic villus sampling , nuchal translucency , pathological , etiology , obstetrics and gynaecology , fetus , gynecology , gestation , aneuploidy , nuchal translucency measurement , prenatal diagnosis , pregnancy , pathology , chromosome , genetics , gene , biology
Diagnosis of trisomy 18 was made following prenatal screening at 11 weeks' gestation for ultrasonographically detected nuchal translucency and subsequent chorionic villus sampling. An intact fetus was therapeutically aborted and pathological examination was undertaken. We conclude that, although the etiology of nuchal translucency remains unclear, it does not appear to be lymphatic or cardiac in origin. Copyright © 1995 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology