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Fetal intraluminal gastric masses after second trimester amniocentesis.
Author(s) -
Daly-Jones E,
Sepulveda W,
Hollingsworth J,
Fisk N M
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.1994.13.12.963
Subject(s) - medicine , amniocentesis , amniotic fluid , fetus , stomach , obstetrics , echogenicity , second trimester , prenatal diagnosis , pregnancy , gynecology , ultrasonography , gastroenterology , radiology , genetics , biology
Eight instances of homogeneous, well‐defined echoes within the fetal stomach were identified on routine second trimester detailed scan over a 7 month period, a prevalence of 1 in 287 or 0.35%. This finding was significantly more frequent in women who had cytogenetic amniocentesis than in those who had not had the procedure (4 in 266 [1.5%] versus 4 in 2031 [0.2%], respectively; P < 0.01). Indirect signs of intra‐amniotic bleeding, such as particles in the amniotic fluid, chorioamniotic separation, or hyperechogenic bowel, were present in four cases. The association between echogenic material within the fetal stomach and cytogenetic material within the fetal stomach and cytogenetic amniocentesis is discussed.