Fetal Abnormalities Flashcards

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Acrania

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  • abnormal migration of mesenchymal tissue
  • skull and brain is absent
  • elevated alpha feta protein
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Acrania coexists with

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  • spinal defects
  • clubfoot
  • cleft lip and palate
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Acrania sono findings

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  • lack of hyper bony calvaria
  • brain tissue development
    0 prominent sulcal markings
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agenesis of corpus callosum

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  • failure of callosal fibers to form a normal connection
  • may be partial or complete
  • associated with multiple anomalies
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agenesis of corpus callosum sono findings

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  • dilation of third ventricle
  • outward angling of the frontal and lateral horns
  • dilation of occipital horn
  • absent cavum septum pellucidi
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arachnoid cyst

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  • congenital abnormality of the pia-arachnoid layer

- a result of trauma, infarction, or infection

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Arachnoid cyst sono findings

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  • splaying of cerebellum hemisphere

- normal vermis

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Arnold Chiari Type II Malformation

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displacement of the cerebellar vermis, fourth ventricle, medulla oblongata through foramen magna into the upper cervical canal

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Arnold Chiari Type II Malformation sono findings

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  • compressed shape to the cerebellum (banana shape)
  • obliteration of cisterna magna
  • lemon shaped cranium
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Dandy-walker syndrome

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  • congenital malformation of the cerebellum with assoc maldevelopment of 4th ventricle
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Dandy-walker syndrome sono findings

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  • enlarged posterior fossa
  • splaying of cerebellar hemispheres
  • complete or partial agenesis of vermis
  • cisterna magna > 1cm
  • ventriculomegaly
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hydranencephaly

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  • destruction of cerebral cortex resulting from vascular compromise or congenital infection
  • brain tissue is replaced by cerebrospinal fluid
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hydraencephaly sono findings

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  • anechoic brain tissue
  • not assoc with other abnormalities
  • presence of falx cerebri
  • brain stem spared
  • choroid plexus may be displayed
  • variable presence of third ventricle
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hydrocephalus (ventriculomegaly)

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  • increase in ventricular volume caused by outflow obstruction. decrease in cerebrospinal fluid production or overprotection of CSP
  • occipital horm dilates first
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hydrocephalus (ventriculomegaly) sono findings

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  • ventriculomegaly is symmetrical
  • mild enlargement
    • lateral ventricle measureing 10-15 mm
  • severe enlargement
    • lateral measuring > 15 mm
    • dangling of choroid plexus
    • echogenic rim of solid brain tissue
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holoprosencephaly

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  • group of diorders arising from abnormal development of the forebrain
  • assoc w/ tris 13
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alobar holoprosencephaly

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  • monoventricular cavity

- most severe form

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alobar holoprosencephaly sono findings

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  • large central single ventricle
  • fused thalami
  • absence of csp, falx, corpus callosum, and 3rd ventricle
  • normal cerebellum
  • hypotelerism, cyclopia, and proboscis
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semilobar holoprosencephaly

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  • monoventricular cavity

- milder form

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semilobar holoprosencephaly sono findings

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  • large central single ventricle
  • occipital and temporal horns may be present
  • variable development of falx
  • assoc with cleft lip and palate
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lobar holoprosencephaly

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  • 2 large lateral ventricles

- mildest form

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lobar holoprosencephaly sono findings

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  • 2 large lateral ventricles

- absent csp and cavum callosum

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lemon shape

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  • may be a normal findings

- assoc with spina bifida

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lemon shape sono findings

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bilateral indentation of frontal bone

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Microcephaly

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  • overall reduction in brain size
  • chromosomal aberration
  • intrauterine infection
  • difficult to detect before 24 w
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microcephaly sono findings

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  • small bpd and hc
  • decrease hc/ ac ratio
  • sloping forehead
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prosencephaly

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result of infarction or hemorrhage of brain

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prosencephaly sono findings

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  • anechoic mass w/in an area of brain tissue

- midline brain shift

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strawberry shape

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assoc with tris 18

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strawberry shape sono findings

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flattened occiput dia and narrowing of the frontal portion of the skill

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anecephaly

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  • failure of cephalic end of the neural tube to close completely
  • portions of midbrain and brain stem may be present
  • most common neural tube defect
  • elevated AFP levels
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anecephaly is assoc with

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malformation of the spine, face, feet, and abd wall

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anencephaly sono findings

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  • absence of cranial vault
  • bulging eyes
  • brain tissue herniating from defect
  • macroglossia
  • poly
  • increase in fetal activity
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caudal regression

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  • structural abnoramlity of caudal end of the neural tube

- more common in patients with diabetes

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caudal regression is assoc with

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genitourinary, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular abnormalities

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caudal regression sono findings

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  • absent sacrum
  • fused pelvis
  • short femurs
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encephalocele

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  • normal afp
  • presence of brain in cranial protusion
  • more commonly arise in occipital region
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encephalocele sono findings

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  • spherical fluid filled or brain filled sac extending from calvaria
  • bony calvarial defect
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spina bifida

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failure of neural tube to close completely

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spina bifida occulta

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  • defect is covered by normal soft tissue
  • normal afp level
  • rarely diagnosed with ultrasound
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spina bifida aperta

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  • defect is uncovered
  • elevated afp levels
  • assoc with cleft lip and palate, cardiac defects, encephalocele, gi anomalies, and clubfoot
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Anophthalmia

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  • lack of fusion of the maxillary prominences with the nasal prominence on one or both sides
  • failure of optic vesicle to form
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anophthalmia sono findings

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absence of globe or often the orbit

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Cyclopia

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  • midline fusion of the orbits

- assoc with holoprosencephaly, tris 13, microcephaly, williams syndrome

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cyclopia sono findings

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single midline orbit

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facial cleft

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  • defect in upper lip

- most common facial abnormality

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facial cleft sono findings

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  • anechoic defect between the upper lip and nostrils
  • poly
  • small stomach
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hypotelorism

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orbits placed closer together than expected

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hypotelorism sono findings

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abnormal small interocular distance for gestational age

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hypertolerism

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  • orbits placed wider apart than expected

- assoc with tris 18, noonan syndrome, medial cleft syndrome, craniosynostosis and anterior cepohalocele

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hypertolerism sono findings

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abmormally wide interocular distance for gestational age

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macroglossia

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  • assoc with beckwith wiedemann and downs

- persistent protrusion of the tongue

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macroglossa sono findings

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  • persistent protrusion of the fetal tongue

- poly

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micrognathia

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  • hypoplastic mandible

- assoc with tris 18

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micrognathia sono findings

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  • small receding chin and lower lip
  • poly
  • protrusion of upper lip
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Cystic hygroma

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  • developmental defect fo the lymphatic system

- assoc with chromosomal abnormalities, fetal hydrops, and fetal heart failure

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Cystic hygroma sono findings

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  • multilocular anechoic cervical mass
  • thin surrounding membrane
  • no cranial defect
  • continuous with abnormal skin and subcutaneous tissue
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nuchal edema

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  • thickening of nuchal fold

- assoc with chromosomal anomalies

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Cystic Adenomatoid malformation

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  • abnormal formation of the bronchial tree
  • replacement of normal pulmonary tissue with cyst
  • may be assoc with renal or gi abnormalities
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CAMS sono findings

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  • simple or multiloculated cystic chest mass
  • medistinal shift
  • diaphragm is visible and intact
  • fetal hydrops
  • poly
  • usually unilateral
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ectopic cardis

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partial or complete displacement of the heart outside of the thorax

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Ectopic cardis sono findings

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  • small thorax
  • heart located outside of thorax
  • extrathoracic pulsating mass
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Ebstein anomaly

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displacement of the septal and posterior leaflets of tricuspid valves into rt ventricle

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ebstein anomaly sono findings

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  • 4 ch heart
  • enlargement of the heart (esp. rt atrium)
  • regurgation across the tricuspid valve with color and spectral doppler
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diaphragmatic hernia

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  • diaphragm fails to close allowing herniation of abd cavity

- assoc with cardiac, renal chromosomal and central nervous system anomalies

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diaphragmatic hernia sono findings

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  • stomach or liver located in thorax
  • inability to visualize normal diaphragm
  • mediastinal shift
  • small abd circumference
  • poly
  • usually unilateral
  • left sided defect more common
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pleural effusion

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  • most commonly a malformation of the thoracic duct

- assoc with hydrops, infection, turner syndrome, and chromosomal acardiac abnormalities

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pleural effusion sono findings

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  • anechoic fluid collection in fetal chest
  • fluid contours to surrounding lung and diaphragm
  • lung tissue appears echogenic
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Tetralogy of fallot

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most common form of cynatic heart disease

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tetralogy of fallot

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  • subaortic ventricular spetal defect
  • aortic valve overriding the defect
  • pulmonic stenosis
  • hypertrophic of the rt ventricle in 3rd trim
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Transpostion of great vessels

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aorta arises from the rt ventricle and the pulmonary arteries arise from lt ventricle

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transpostion of great vessels sono findings

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  • normal four chamber

- 2 great vessels do not criss cross but arise parallel from base of heart

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bowl atresia

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  • obstruction usually occuring in the inferior small bowel

- assoc with meconium ileus and cystic fibrosis

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bowel atresia sono findings

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  • multiple anechoic structures within fetal abd

- poly

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duodenal atresia

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  • blockage of duodenum
  • normal afp level
  • assoc with tris 21, cardiac, urinary, and gi anomalies
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duodenal atresia sono findings

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  • dilated stomach and prox duodenum (double bubble)

- poly

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esophageal atresia

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  • congenital malformation of foregut

- assoc with tracheoesphageal fistula

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esophageal atresia sono findings

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  • absence of stomach

- poly

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hyperechoic bowel

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  • assoc with cystic fibrosis, infection, iugr, and chromosomal abnormalities
  • if isolated, normal fetal outcome
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hyperechoic bowel sono findings

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echogenicity of bowl is equal to bone

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meconium ileus

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  • impaction of thick meconium in distal ileum

- assoc with cystic fibrosis

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meconium ileus sono findings

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  • dilated illeum
  • ileum filled with echogenic materal
  • colon is small and empty
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meconium peritonitis

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bowel prforation caused by bowel atresia or meconium ileus

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meconium peritonitis sono findings

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  • abd calcification
  • bowel dilation
  • poly
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extrophy of bladder

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  • externalization of bladder onto ant abd wall

- caused by incomplete closure of inferior part of the anterior abd wall

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extrophy of bladder sono findings

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  • cystic mass located in the inferior anterior abd wall
  • normal kidneys
  • normal AFI
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hydronephrosis

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urinary tract obstruction

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hydronephrosis sono findings

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  • pelviectasis >10 mm

- ratio of renal pelvis dia to AP renal dia >50%

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infantile polycystic disease

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  • bilateral renal disease
  • autosomal recessive
  • lethal condition
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infantile polycystic disease sono findings

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  • hyperechoic enlarge kidneys
  • extreme oligo
  • no bladder
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multicystic dysplastic kidneys

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  • kidney tissue is replaced by cysts

- additional renal anomalies occur up to 40% of cases

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multicystic dysplastic kidneys sono findings

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  • renal tissue is replaced by multiple cyst
  • variable size
  • unilateral
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posterior uretheral valve obstruction

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  • males

- presence of a membrane within the posterior urethera

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posterior uretheral valve obstruction sono findings

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  • dilated bladder
  • dilated posterior urethera (key hole bladder)
  • hydroureter
  • hydronephrosis
  • oligo
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renal agenesis

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  • absence of one or both kidneys

- pulmonary hypoplastia secondary to oligo

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unilateral renal agenesis sono findings

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  • absence of one kidney
  • enlarged contralateral idney
  • fetal bladder visualized
  • normal amniotic fluid volume
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bilateral renal agensis sono findings

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  • absence of both kidneys
  • no evidence of bladder
  • oligo
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renal cyst sono findings

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  • anechoic renal mass
  • round or oval
  • smooth, thin wall margins
  • posterior acoustic enhancement
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Uteropelvic junction obstruction

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  • results from an abnormal bend or kink in ureter

- obstruction of prox ureter

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UPJ sono findings

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  • hydronephrosis
  • normal bladder
  • normal afi
  • unilateral
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ureterovesical junction

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  • results form urethral defect
  • ureterocele
  • ureter stenosis
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ureterovescial junction sono findings

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  • dilated ureter

- possible hydronephrosis

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wilms tumor

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malignant mass in pediatric renals

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wilms tumor sono findings

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echogenic solid renal mass

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gastroschisis

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  • defect involves all layers of abd wall
  • elevated afp levels
  • not assoc with other anomalies
  • higher incidence in women younger than 20
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gastroschisis sono findings

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  • paraumbilical wall defect
  • to the rt of normal umbilical cord insertion
  • normal CI
  • free floating herniated small bowel within amniotic cavity
  • poly
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omphalocele

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  • midline defect covered by amnion and peritonuem
  • normal or elevated afp
  • assoc with cardiac, gentiourinary, gastrointestional, and chromosomal anomalies
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omphalocele sono findings

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  • midline anterior abd wall mass
  • contains herniated viscera
  • umbilical cord enters mass
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sacrococcygeal teratome

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  • benign neoplasm protruding from posterior wall of sacrum
  • possible increase in AFP level
  • mass may extend into pelvis and abd
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sacrococcygeal teratome sono findings

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  • solid or complex mass protruding from fetal rump
  • calcification
  • normal spine
  • bladder displacement
  • hydronephrosis
  • poly
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umbilical hernia

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less serious than omphalocele

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umbilical hernia sono findings

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  • small anterior abd wall defect
  • normal cord insertion
  • typically contain peritoneu
  • rarely contain omentum or bowel
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achondrogensis

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lethal short limb dysplasia

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achondrogensis type 1

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  • autosomal recessive
  • 20 % of cases
  • thin ribs
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achondrogensis type 2

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  • autosomal dominant
  • 80% of cases
  • ribs appear thicker
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achondroplasia

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  • abnormal cartilage deposits at the lone bone epiphysis

- most common form

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achondroplasia sono findings

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  • macrocrania
  • micromelia
  • frontal bossin
  • hypoplastic thorax
  • ventriculomegaly
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clubfoot

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  • development defect
  • abnormal relationship of the tarsal bones and the calcaneus
  • 55% of cases are bilateral
  • polynesian and middle eastern prevalence
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clubfoot sono findings

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  • forefoot is oriented in same plane as lower leg

- persistent abnormal inversion fo the foot at an angle perpendicular to lower leg

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osteogenesis imperfecta

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  • disorder of collagen production leading to brittle bones
  • type I - IV
  • type 2 is most lethal
  • before 24 w , demineralization of bone or abormal limb length or shape may bot yet be apparent
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osteogensis imperfecta type 1

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  • bowin of long bones
  • may demonstrate fractures
  • thick bones have wrinkled appearance
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osteogensis imperfecta type 2

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  • hypomineralization
  • significant bone shortening
  • narrow bell-shaped chest
  • multiple, fractures of long bones, ribs, and spine
  • thin cranium
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osteogensis imperfecta type 3

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  • occasional rib fractures
  • thin cranium
  • mild leg bowing
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osteogensis imperfecta type 4

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  • bowling of limbs
  • occasional rib and limb fractures
  • head is of normal size
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rocker bottom foot

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  • tris 18
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rocker bottom foot sono findings

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  • prominent head

- convex sole

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thanatophoric dysplasia

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  • lethal skeletal dysplasia

- male dominance

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thanatophoric dysplasia sono findings

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  • severe rhizomelia
  • micromelia
  • bowing of limbs
  • cloverleaf
    macrocephaly
  • frontal bossing
  • depressed nasal bridge
  • hypertelerism
  • ventriculomegaly
  • thick soft tissue
  • narrow bell shaped chest
  • protuberant abd
  • narrow spinal canal
  • small hands
  • poly