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Fetal growth restriction and reversed middle cerebral artery end‐diastolic flow with subchorionic placental lake
Author(s) -
Kawakita Tetsuya,
Sasaki Hiromasa,
Hirabuki Shinya,
Asamoto Akihiro
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2012.01994.x
Subject(s) - medicine , placental insufficiency , middle cerebral artery , fetus , fetal growth , cardiology , pregnancy , diastole , concomitant , placenta , blood flow , obstetrics , blood pressure , genetics , ischemia , biology
Abstract Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is frequently associated with uteroplacental insufficiency. Placental lakes are avillous spaces filled with maternal venous blood that usually do not compromise the pregnancy outcome; however, a few reports describe FGR in association with placental lakes. Reversed middle cerebral artery (MCA) end‐diastolic flow is a rare event and a potential indicator of poor fetal outcome due to placental insufficiency. We report a case of severe FGR associated with a huge subchorionic placental lake concomitant with reversed MCA end‐diastolic flow. We also conducted a literature review.