Isolated hyperechoic fetal bowel: significance and implications for management.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the significance of isolated hyperechoic fetal bowel.

Study Design: Forty-five cases with prospective, ultrasonographic diagnosis of isolated hyperechoic fetal bowel were reviewed. Fetal variables, including aneuploidy, deoxyribonucleic acid studies for cystic fibrosis, congenital infection, growth retardation, and intrauterine death were reported.