Early Diagnosis and Differences in Progression of Fetal Encephalocele. (16th January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ong, Alston G. J.; Rolnik, Daniel L.; Menezes, Melody; Meagher, Simon
• Is Part Of: Journal of ultrasound in medicine. Volume 39:Number 7(2020)
• Page Start: 1435
• Page End: 1440
• Publication Date: 2020-01-16
• Subjects: cell‐free DNA -- early pregnancy -- encephalocele -- fetal abnormality -- ultrasound; Ultrasonics in medicine -- Periodicals; Ultrasonics; Ultrasonography; Ultrasonics in medicine; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.07543
• DOI: 10.1002/jum.15217
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0278-4297

Abstract

Abstract : In this case series, we present 3 cases of very early prenatal diagnosis of encephalocele that, despite similar appearances at diagnosis, had different disease progressions. Two of the cases were carried to term, whereas 1 resulted in a termination of pregnancy. The diagnoses were made via ultrasound examinations before cell‐free DNA testing for chromosomal abnormality screening at 10 weeks' gestation, thereby highlighting the importance of performing a routine ultrasound examination before cell‐free DNA testing antenatally.