Multifetal gestations are high-risk pregnancies involving higher perinatal morbidity and mortality, and are subject to unique complications including twin oligohydramnios-polyhydramnios sequence, twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, acardiac twins, conjoined twins, co-twin demise, and heterotopic pregnancies. The purpose of this study is to describe the prenatal ultrasonographic and pathologic fi...

Over a three and a half year period 32 babies were referred with a urinary tract anomaly diagnosed by prenatal ultrasound. This diagnosis was subsequently confirmed in 19 infants by postnatal assessment. Three of 13 infants in whom the original diagnosis was incorrect were subsequently found to have intra-abdominal pathology but no urological anomaly, while the other 10 had lesions in the urina...

A 28-year-old woman at 32 weeks of gestation was referred to us for evaluation of a fetal mediastinal cystic mass detected during prenatal ultrasonography. MRI revealed a fluid-filled tubular structure extending from the carina along the presumed course of the fetal esophagus (Fig. A and B, arrows), polyhydramnios, and right pleural effusion (Fig. B, arrowhead). The diagnosis of esophageal dupl...

We present a case of fetal cystic lymphangioma that was initially diagnosed by ultrasonography and further evaluated by prenatal MR imaging. MR imaging findings aided in improved delineation of the neck mass. T2-weighted MR images revealed partial compression of the airway by the neck mass. This information was useful in the decision to use ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) and helped surge...

Background: Morbidly adherent placenta can be diagnosed prenatally by different modalities. 2D, 3D multi-slice Doppler ultrasound and MRI have emerging roles in prenatal diagnosis of morbidly placenta, but histopathological is the gold standard.Aim work: To detect accuracy over 2D-Doppler accreta relation to postpartum histopathology intrapartum findings.Patients Methods: This study was conduct...

Congenital high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS) is the obstruction of the fetal upper airways, which may be partial or complete. It is usually incompatible with life. Prenatal recognition of the disease is quite important due to the recently described management options. We report here two cases of CHAOS due to tracheal atresia diagnosed by antenatal ultrasonography and fetal MRI. We also b...

Limited information exists on maternal perspectives of prenatal sonogram in north-eastern Nigeria. This study was aimed at documenting the views and expectations of pregnant women concerning prenatal sonogram as well as their level of awareness of its purpose, limitations and safety in a predominantly Moslem society. A survey was carried out on a convenience sample of 150 patients referred from...

Abstract: Communities of color or low socioeconomic status are disproportionately affected by metal exposure given spatial variability of the ambient levels of these contaminants. Despite this, there is little research characterizing metal concentrations in blood among disadvantaged populations in the U.S., especially among pregnant women who are particularly vulnerable and difficult to access....

Remarkable technological advances have been made in the field of medicine in recent years, one result of which is that a prenatal diagnosis of cleft lip and/or cleft palate (CL/P) is now possible. In this situation, it is extremely important to provide the parents with mental care from the moment they are informed. Here, we describe cases of CL/P treated at our hospital and how such a diagnosis...

In this article, application of various methods for evaluating and measuring porous food structures are reviewed. It is noted, that ultrasonic vibrations and waves, due to their physical properties and wide frequency interval, can successfully be applied when analyzing porous food structures. These methods have a lot of advantages when comparing them with other non-acoustic measurement methods....