Images that raise suspicion of down syndrome in fetal ultrasonography

Abstract

Although fetal ultrasonography is considered a part of prenatal care, it is often recommended to be performed in the first three months. In general, the purpose of examining the fetus with ultrasonography is to provide the most appropriate prenatal care and to determine the early development of the fetus. Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal anomaly in live births and is seen in approximately 1/1000. The main purpose of pregnancy follow-up is to monitor the diseases that may occur in the fetus and to provide genetic counseling to the family regarding these diseases when necessary.

Keywords

• Genetic counselling
• down syndrome
• nuchal translucency
• nasal bone
• nuchal fold
• hyperechoic bowel.

Fetal ultrasonografide down sendromu sendromu şüphesi uyandıran görüntüler

Abstract

Fetal ultrasonografi doğum öncesi bakımın bir parçası olarak görülmekle birlikte sıklıkla ilk üç ayda yapılması önerilmektedir. Genel olarak fetusun ultrasonografiyle incelenmesinin amacı en uygun doğum öncesi bakımın sağlanması ve fetüsün erken dönemdeki gelişimini belirlemektir. Down sendromu canlı doğumlarda en sık rastlanan kromozomal anomalidir ve yaklaşık olarak 1/1000 oranında görülmektedir. Gebe takiplerindeki temel amaç; fetüste meydana gelebilecek olan hastalıkları takip etmek ve bu hastalıklarla ilgili aileye gereken durumlarda genetik danışmanlık vermektir.

Keywords

• Genetik danışmanlık
• down sendromu
• ense kalınlığı
• nazal kemik
• nukal fold
• hiperekojen bağırsak

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