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Echocardiography in the investigation of anterior abdominal wall defects in the fetus
Author(s) -
CRAWFORD DIANE C.,
CHAPMAN MICHAEL G.,
ALLAN LINDSEY D.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1985.tb02998.x
Subject(s) - gastroschisis , abdominal wall , medicine , fetus , anterior wall , trisomy , abdominal wall defect , fetal echocardiography , abdominal ultrasound , ultrasound , prenatal diagnosis , obstetrics , radiology , surgery , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Summary. Of 20 pregnancies referred for fetal echocardiography with a diagnosis of anterior abdominal wall defect, congenital heart disease was present in eight of the 17 with exomphalos and in none of the three with gastroschisis. Four of these eight affected pregnancies were terminated because trisomy 18 was diagnosed, of the remaining four, only one baby survived infancy. We conclude that ultrasound investigation of the fetal heart is an important part of the diagnostic assessment of anterior abdominal wall defect if an accurate prognosis and appropriate obstetric management are to be provided.