Association of omphalocele and craniorachischisis totalis: The role of three-dimensional ultrasonography with diagnostic features

Abstract

Omphalocele is an anterior abdominal wall defect with the herniation of the visceral contents covered by athin membrane. It is one of the most common malformations of the anterior abdominal wall, with highmorbidity and mortality. The incidence of omphalocele is nearly 1 in 5,000 live births. Cranirachischisistotalis is anencephaly with a contiguous spinal defect. The defect occurs with the failure of neural tube toclose within 28 days after conception and leads to fetal loss, still birth, or neonatal death. Prenatal diagnostictool for both anomalies is ultrasound. In most cases two-dimensional conventional ultrasound providessufficient images for the accurate diagnosis. In this report, we present the association of omphalocele andcraniorachischisis with the three-dimensional ultrasonographic and post-abortal findings

Keywords

• Omphalocele
• Anencephaly
• Prenatal diagnosis
• Abdominal wall defects
• 3D Image

Omfalosel ve kranioraþiþiz totalis birlikteliði: Tanýsal özellikleriyle birlikte üç boyutlu ultrasonografinin yeri

Abstract

Omfalosel; karýn içeriðinin ince bir membran içinde fýtýklaþtýðý karýn ön duvarý defektlerindendir. Yüksek morbidite ve mortalite gösteren omfalosel en sýk görülen karýn ön duvarý defetlerindendir. Ýnsidansý yaklaþýk olarak 5000 canlý doðumda 1'dir. Kranioraþiþiz totalis; spinal defektle devamlýlýk gösteren anensefalidir. Defekt konsepsiyon sonrasý 28 günlük sürede nöral tüpün kapanmamasý ile oluþur ve fetal kayýp, ölü doðum ya da yenidoðan ölümüyle sonuçlanýr. Prenatal tanýsal araç iki anomali için de ultrasonografidir. Çoðu vakada iki-boyutlu konvansiyonal ultrasonografi kesin taný için yeterli görüntüleme saðlar. Bu raporda omfalosel ve kranioraþiþiz totalis birlikteliðini üç-boyutlu ultrasonografik ve post-abortal bulgularýyla sunuyoruz.

Keywords

• Omfalosel
• Anensefali
• Prenatal taný
• Karýn ön duvarý defektleri
• üç boyutlu görüntü

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