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Prenatal Sonographic Findings in Trisomy 22
Author(s) -
Stressig Rüdiger,
Körtge-Jung Stefani,
Hickmann Gaby,
Kozlowski Peter
Publication year - 2005
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.2005.24.11.1547
Subject(s) - medicine , trisomy , prenatal diagnosis , obstetrics , prenatal ultrasound , down syndrome , pregnancy , fetus , genetics , psychiatry , biology
Objective The purpose of this study was to survey prenatal sonographic findings and their frequencies in fetuses with complete trisomy 22 and to identify potential sonographic markers of this aneuploidy. Methods Sonographic examinations of 5 fetuses were performed and chromosome analysis was conducted after amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, cordocentesis, or a combination thereof. The sonographic findings were compared with other prenatal cases in the literature. Results Intrauterine growth restriction, hypoplastic femurs, nuchal thickening, cerebellar defects, and oligohydramnios were the most frequently observed anomalies in all considered cases of late first‐, second‐, and third‐trimester scans. Conclusions These anomalies represent commonly accepted sonographic markers for chromosomal defects in general, some recognizable from the time of first‐trimester screening (12th–14th weeks of gestation) and stress their importance for prenatal sonographic scans.