Hernia of the umbilical cord and associated ileal prolapse through a patent omphalomesenteric duct: prenatal ultrasound and MRI findings.

Background: It is quite unusual for a fistula to communicate directly with the surface of the hernia sac, and associated prolapse of the ileum through a patent omphalomesenteric duct is also extremely rare.

Objectives: We report a unique case of a fetus exposed to methimazole in utero, with a hernia of the umbilical cord and associated ileal prolapse through a patent omphalomesenteric duct.

Methods And Results: In this case, the umbilical cord was attached to a small unruptured omphalocele, to the right of which a small everted loop of the ileum had evaginated.

Perinatal findings of Seckel syndrome: a case report of a fetus showing primordial dwarfism and severe microcephaly.

Objective/methods: Seckel syndrome is a rare form of primordial dwarfism and most of the previous reports have been limited to postnatal findings. We report on a fetus showing severe microcephaly, intrauterine growth restriction and a few gyri with shallow sulci on the fetal brain suggesting cortical dysplasia, followed by ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in the prenatal period.

Results: Cardiotocograph revealed a reassuring fetal status throughout the whole pregnancy period.