Prenatal Diagnosis of a Fetus with de novo Supernumerary Ring Chromosome 16 Characterized by Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization.

A fetus with de novo ring chromosome 16 is presented. At 20 weeks' gestation, ultrasound examination demonstrated bilateral clubfoot, bilateral renal pyelectasis, hypoplasia of the corpus callosum, and transposition of the great vessel. Amniocentesis was performed.

Uterine rupture after prostaglandin analogues to induce midtrimester abortion.

Although prostaglandins are largely used and considered safe drugs to induce midtrimester abortion, the literature reports several cases of uterine rupture consequent to their administration. We report the second ever-described case of uterine rupture after administration of gemeprost and sulprostone for midtrimester abortion in a 45 years-old women with scarred uterus.She was admitted to our Unit for termination at 20 weeks' gestation because of trisomy 21 diagnosed by chromosomal analysis of amniotic liquid at 16 weeks' gestation.

Ultrasound Scanning in Fetal Renal Pelvis Dilatation: not only Hydronephrosis.

Pelvic dilatation is the alteration of the urinary tractmost frequently detected by maternal-fetalultra-sound. Hydronephrosis is not a diagnosis; it is an imagefinding. The diagnosis is the cause that produces it.

Abnormal skull findings in neural tube defects.

The human neural tube develops and closes during the third and fourth week after conception and is normally completed by 28 days post-conception. Malformations, knows as neural tube defects, occure, when the normal closure process fails. Several clinical types of neural tube defects are recognized, anencefaly and spina bifida being the most common.

Prenatal diagnosis of left isomerism with normal heart: a case report.

Objective: Left isomerism, also called polysplenia, is a laterality disturbance associated with with paired leftsidedness viscera and multiple small spleens. Left isomerism, heart congenital abnormalities and gastrointestinal malformation are strongly associated.

Methods: We present a case of prenatal diagnosis of left isomerism in a fetus with a structurally normal heart.

Fetal intracranial cysts: prenatal diagnosis and outcome.

Intracranial cysts are central nervous system malformations involving different brain regions, and commonly diagnosed during prenatal period by ultrasound scan (US). A malformative cyst is a nontumoral fluid-filled collection exerting a mass effect on the brain parenchyma and/or on the ventricles, regardless of its location within subarachnoid spaces, brain or ventricles, and of the nature of its limiting membrane, which is always unknown prenatally. Although a large number of case reports have been published, many uncertainties remain concerning their epidemiology, pathogenesis, and outcome.

Obstetric management in Rh alloimmunizated pregnancy.

Rh alloimmunization occurs when maternal immune system is sensitized to D(Rh) erythrocyte surface antigens.The most common causes of maternal Rh alloimmunisation are blood transfusion and antepartum or intrapartum fetomaternal hemorrhage (abdominal trauma, abortion, ectopic pregnancy, invasive obstetric procedures, placental abruption, external cephalic version).The risk of alloimmunization is affected by several factors, including the degree of fetomaternal hemorrhage and maternal immune respons.

Unilateral ovarian and fallopian tube agenesis.

Introduction: The unilateral agenesis of the ovary and fallopian tube is an extremely uncommon event with only few cases described in literature.

Case Report: Here, we report a case of a 30-year-old woman admitted to our Unit for increasing pelvic pain. In the suspect of a corpus luteum hemorrhage, we performed a laparoscopy identifying the rare anomaly.

Fetal cystic lymphangioma of the neck: a case report.

Objective: A case of fetal neck lymphangioma is reported

Methods: A 34-year-old primigravida presented with a fetus at 21+5 weeks' gestation with a neckl cystic mass.

Results: Diagnosis of neck lymphangioma was made; the couple opted for termination of pregnancy a 22 weeks; they refused fetal autopsy.

Conclusion: Counseling in case of neck lynphangioma is still difficult.

Case report: successful of a spontaneous quadruplet pregnancy.

Objective: To report a rare case of successful pregnancy and delivery of two pair of monozygotic twins (quadruplets).

Methods: We reported a Case Report of a 32-year-old nulligravida, who had had a previous twin pregnancy and was herself a twin assisted hatching. Prophylactic cervical cerclage sec.

Obstetric management of IUGR.

The intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) takes second position after the premature births as a cause for neonate with smaller weight for it's gestational age. Perinatal morbidity of retard children is important, but perinatal mortality is about eight times higher then normal weighted neonates. It is very important to make the right diagnosis of IUGR, the cause of their illness, the therapy they need and when it's necessary to find the right time, place and way of birth.