Ultrasonographic parameters in the prenatal diagnosis of Meckel syndrome.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-1981
Abstract
The ability to make a prenatal diagnosis of Meckel syndrome (encephalocele, polydactyly, and polycystic kidney) by ultrasound is described. Three cases are detailed; in 2 of these the diagnosis was made at 18 and 36 weeks' gestation, respectively. In case 1 Meckel syndrome was identified by the presence of oligohydramnios, microcephaly, and enlarged cerebral ventricles. In case 2 oligohydramnios was associated with an encephalocele, bilateral renal enlargement, and a polydactyly. In case 3 the diagnosis was excluded in a fetus at risk. The usefulness of ultrasound in making this diagnosis is discussed for cases in which the amniotic fluid alpha-fetoprotein value is normal, inconclusive, or unobtainable.
Volume
57
Issue
3
First Page
388
Last Page
392
ISSN
0029-7844
Published In/Presented At
Wapner, R. J., Kurtz, A. B., Ross, R. D., & Jackson, L. G. (1981). Ultrasonographic parameters in the prenatal diagnosis of Meckel syndrome. Obstetrics and gynecology, 57(3), 388–392.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
7465155
Department(s)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Document Type
Article