Prenatal Sonographic Features of Fetuses in Trisomy 13 Pregnancies (III)

Accepted 12 August 2009.

Summary

Prenatal ultrasound is a powerful tool for the detection of structural abnormalities of fetuses in trisomy 13 pregnancies. This article provides a comprehensive review of the prenatal sonographic features of trisomy 13 fetuses in the second and third trimesters, including cystic hygroma and nuchal edema, congenital heart defects, hydrops fetalis, omphalocele, diaphragmatic hernia, urinary tract abnormalities, and abnormal extremities and polydactyly.

Key Words: congenital malformations , prenatal diagnosis , trisomy 13 , ultrasound

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a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

b Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

c Department of Biotechnology, Asia University, Taipei, Taiwan

d School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine China Medical University, Taichung, Taipei, Taiwan

e Institute of Clinical and Community Health Nursing, Taipei, Taiwan

f Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

Correspondence to: Dr Chih-Ping Chen, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan

PII: S1028-4559(09)60322-3

doi:10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60322-3

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