Prenatal diagnosis of persistent cloaca
| Autor: | Nobuhiro Suzumori, Yoshikatsu Suzuki, Shintaro Obayashi, Yukio Hattori, Saori Kaneko, Mayumi Sugiura-Ogasawara |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
Embryology
medicine.medical_specialty animal structures Prenatal diagnosis Oligohydramnios Hydronephrosis Ultrasonography Prenatal Pulmonary hypoplasia Cloaca Pregnancy Intensive care Prenatal Diagnosis Pediatric surgery Medicine Humans Fetus business.industry Obstetrics Infant Newborn General Medicine medicine.disease Prognosis Fetal Diseases Cloaca (embryology) embryonic structures Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female business Developmental Biology |
| Zdroj: | Congenital anomalies. 49(3) |
| ISSN: | 1741-4520 |
| Popis: | We report four cases of persistent cloaca diagnosed at 32-33 weeks of gestation. In cases of persistent cloaca, serial prenatal ultrasonography shows transient fetal ascites, enlarged cystic structures arising from the fetal pelvis. Our four cases of persistent cloaca were diagnosed prenatally. Persistent cloaca should be considered in any female fetus presenting with hydronephrosis and a large cystic lesion arising from the pelvis as assessed by ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. Neither pulmonary hypoplasia nor severe oligohydramnios were found in any of our four cases, and they each had a good prognosis. Prenatal diagnosis allows time for parental counseling and delivery planning at a tertiary care center for neonatal intensive care and pediatric surgery. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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