Two‐ and three‐dimensional prenatal sonographic diagnosis of prune‐belly syndrome |
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| Authors: | Lizhu Chen MD Ailu Cai DR Xiaoguang Wang MD Bing Wang MD Jingyu Li MD |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Ultrasound, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No. 36 Sanhao Street, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, China |
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| Abstract: | We report the prenatal diagnosis of 6 cases of Prune‐belly syndrome in the 2nd trimester. The sonographic diagnosis was based on the findings of oligohydramnios, renal anomalies, and a lower abdominal cystic mass representing the abnormal dilatation of the bladder on conventional 2‐dimensional sonographic examination. We discuss the role of Doppler imaging and 3‐dimensional sonography as complementary methods to conventional sonography. Four of our 6 cases were confirmed with associated defects. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2010 |
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| Keywords: | Prune‐belly syndrome prenatal diagnosis 3‐dimensional ultrasound |
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