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Body stalk anomaly at 10–14 weeks of gestation
Author(s) -
Daskalakis G.,
Sebire N. J.,
Jurkovic D.,
Snijders R. J. M.,
Nicolaides K. H.
Publication year - 1997
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.1469-0705.1997.10060416.x
Subject(s) - medicine , kyphoscoliosis , fetus , abdominal wall defect , gestation , gestational age , umbilical cord , amnion , obstetrics , abdominal wall , anatomy , amniotic fluid , abdominal cavity , pregnancy , surgery , scoliosis , biology , genetics
In a multicenter project of screening for chromosomal defects by fetal nuchal translucency thickness and maternal age at 10–14 weeks, 14 of 106 727 fetuses examined had body stalk anomaly. The ultrasonographic features were a major abdominal wall defect, severe kyphoscoliosis and a short umbilical cord. In all cases, the upper part of the fetal body was in the amniotic cavity, whereas the lower part was in the celomic cavity. The nuchal translucency thickness was above the 95th centile in ten (71.4%) of the cases, but the fetal karyotype was normal in all 12 fetuses evaluated. The findings suggest that early amnion rupture before obliteration of the celomic cavity is a possible cause of the syndrome. Copyright © 1997 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology