Open AccessFetal MR Imaging Analysis of Sirenomelia with Clinico Radiographic Correlation: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Madhavi Nori,
Raghavendra G. Prasad,
Arvind Reddy,
Sandeep Reddy Cheguri
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/19117.8057
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , ultrasound , prenatal diagnosis , second trimester , gestational age , prenatal ultrasound , radiology , fetus , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Sirenomelia is a social curiosity, a medical and diagnostic challenge prenatally compounded by varied diagnostic difficulties. Prenatal diagnosis of sirenomelia was and continues to be a challenge although von klippel et al., described a case at 10 weeks of gestational age. However, they needed a second imaging at 12(th) week for confirmation. First trimester or early second trimester anatomic survey on ultrasound and MRI is accurate for the diagnosis thereby avoiding unnecessary complex pregnancy. We report a case of second trimester diagnosed sirenomelia, with detailed analysis of image findings on ultrasound and fetal MRI.