Use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in pregnancy and oligohydramnios: a review.

Objective: The aim of this review is to evaluate the relationship between the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) during last trimesters of the pregnancy and the reduction of amniotic fluid.

Methods: Electronic databases were searched (PubMed, Medline, and Scopus). Selection criteria included studies reporting the relationship between oligohydramnios and use of NSAID during pregnancy.

Hyperechogenic fetal bowel: Current evidence-based prenatal diagnosis and management.

Echogenic fetal bowel (EB) is a prenatal ultrasound finding (0.2%-1.4% of all pregnancies) defined as bowel of similar or greater echogenicity than surrounding bone.

Case Series of Acute Meconium Peritonitis Secondary to Perforation of the Ileum in the Antepartum Period.

Perforation of the ileum in the antepartum period resulting in meconial peritonitis is a condition that, although rare, is burdened by several complications. In 80-90% of cases, meconial ileus is the first manifestation of a disease, cystic fibrosis. In the remaining 10-20% of cases, it is caused by other situations, such as prematurity.

Echocardiographic features and outcome of restrictive foramen ovale in fetuses with and without cardiac malformations: Literature review.

Foramen ovale is a small communication between the left and the right atrium and its restriction is a rare congenital heart anomaly. There is no consensus on diagnosis and management of fetal restrictive foramen ovale (RFO). In our paper we included 11 studies about fetuses affected by isolated RFO, RFO with D-Transposition of the Great Arteries (dTGA) and RFO with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS).

Neuroimaging and Cerebrovascular Changes in Fetuses with Complex Congenital Heart Disease.

Congenital heart diseases (CHDs) are often associated with significant neurocognitive impairment and neurological delay. This study aims to elucidate the correlation between type of CHD and Doppler velocimetry and to investigate the possible presence of fetal brain abnormalities identified by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). From July 2010 to July 2020, we carried out a cross-sectional study of 63 singleton pregnancies with a diagnosis of different types of complex CHD: LSOL (left-sided obstructive lesions; RSOL (right-sided obstructive lesions) and MTC (mixed type of CHD).