Open AccessCase report: Antenatal MRI diagnosis of cloacal dysgenesis syndrome
Author(s) -
Prerna Gupta,
Sunesh Kumar,
Raju Sharma,
Ankur Gadodia
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of radiology and imaging - new series/indian journal of radiology and imaging/indian journal of radiology and imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0971-3026
pISSN - 0970-2016
DOI - 10.4103/0971-3026.63041
Subject(s) - medicine , prenatal diagnosis , meconium , presentation (obstetrics) , dysgenesis , sex organ , magnetic resonance imaging , genitourinary system , cloaca , urinary system , radiology , anatomy , fetus , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Cloacal dysgenesis sequence (CDS) is a lethal malformation with a highly variable presentation. CDS is characterized by direct communication between the gastrointestinal, urinary, and genital structures, resulting in a single perineal opening. Prenatal diagnosis of a cloacal anomaly is often difficult because of the highly variable imaging features. Here, we report a case in which a diagnosis of CDS was made with fetal MRI on the basis of a meconium-containing, bilobed, abdominopelvic cystic mass communicating with the ureters and the colon.