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In utero diagnosis of congenital absence of the ductus venosus

In utero diagnosis of congenital absence of the ductus venosus Department of Radiology, Erasme Hospital, University Clinics of Brussels, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium 2 Department of Obstetrics, Erasme Hospital, University Clinics of Brussels, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium 3 Department of Neonatology, Cavell Institute, Edith Cavell Street 32, 1180 Brussels, Belgium Received 1 March 1996; accepted 7 February 1997 he prenatal sonographic demonstration of congenital anomalies of the intrahepatic umbilical vascularization is uncommon. Most reported cases have been of the persistence of the right umbilical vein.1–5 Congenital absence of the ductus venosus has been reported on rare occasions in the pediatric age group,6,7 but only recently have cases of an anomalous course of the umbilical vein or absent ductus venosus been reported in a fetus.7–9 We report the in utero sonographic diagnosis of the congenital absence of the ductus venosus that was associated with abnormal intrahepatic venous circulation and a favorable neonatal outcome. CASE REPORT A white woman, gravida 1 para 0, was referred to our fetal unit for a second-level evaluation for intrauterine growth retardation in a 29-week pregnancy that had been uneventful up to this point. Measurements obtained from our sonographic examination were smaller than normal for estimated gestational age. Biparietal http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Clinical Ultrasound Wiley

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Wiley
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Copyright © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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0091-2751
eISSN
1097-0096
DOI
10.1002/(SICI)1097-0096(199710)25:8<456::AID-JCU9>3.0.CO;2-I
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Abstract

Department of Radiology, Erasme Hospital, University Clinics of Brussels, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium 2 Department of Obstetrics, Erasme Hospital, University Clinics of Brussels, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels, Belgium 3 Department of Neonatology, Cavell Institute, Edith Cavell Street 32, 1180 Brussels, Belgium Received 1 March 1996; accepted 7 February 1997 he prenatal sonographic demonstration of congenital anomalies of the intrahepatic umbilical vascularization is uncommon. Most reported cases have been of the persistence of the right umbilical vein.1–5 Congenital absence of the ductus venosus has been reported on rare occasions in the pediatric age group,6,7 but only recently have cases of an anomalous course of the umbilical vein or absent ductus venosus been reported in a fetus.7–9 We report the in utero sonographic diagnosis of the congenital absence of the ductus venosus that was associated with abnormal intrahepatic venous circulation and a favorable neonatal outcome. CASE REPORT A white woman, gravida 1 para 0, was referred to our fetal unit for a second-level evaluation for intrauterine growth retardation in a 29-week pregnancy that had been uneventful up to this point. Measurements obtained from our sonographic examination were smaller than normal for estimated gestational age. Biparietal

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Journal of Clinical UltrasoundWiley

Published: Oct 1, 1997

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