Abstract
Objective: To analyse fetal autopsies in a period of 13 years in our institution Material and Method: In our pathology department 362 fetal autopsies performed in 13 years were anaysed and documented according to sex distribution fetal autopsy diagnosis and congenital anomalies Results: In our institution our autopsy median is 25 and autopsy death rate is 7 1 The distribution of fetal autopsy diagnosis is 45 congenital anomalies 27 anoxia 10 infection; while in 19 of the cases no spesific diagnosis could be made due to autolysis The most common congenital anomaly was neural tube defects as 19 3 and this is followed by skeletal anomalies dysplasia or limb reduction in 11 8 of the cases and renal anomalies as 10 2 of the cases Conclusions: Perinatal autopsy is an important procedure for assessing the cause of fetal and neonatal deaths or complications nbsp; which would help us to regard the risk rate in the consequent pregnancies and lead us in the management of the following pregnancies Key words: autopsy fetal anomaly stillbirth
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| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Journal Section | When the Turkish word exists |
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| Publication Date | March 1, 2006 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2006 Volume: 41 Issue: 1 |