Prenatal diagnosis of sirenomelia
Tönnies, P.; Watermann, D.; Gellén, J.
Zentralblatt für Gynakologie 121(2): 95-97
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-4197 PMID: 10096177 Document Number: 503994
What kind of diagnostical methods are usual to detect fetal sirenomelia? The prenatal diagnosis of fetal sirenomelia combined with bilateral renal agenesis, oligohydramnios and single umbilical artery in a 24-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 1, at a gestational age of 18 + 3 weeks is described in this case report. This fetal malformation was an accidental sonographic found, and caused after confirming diagnosis by amnoinfusion and amniocentesis, the termination of pregnancy. Genetic examination revealed tetrasomia 13. The sonographic finding of oligohydramnios should cause an exactly sonographical examination with amnioinfusion. In case of sirenomelia genetical examination is necessary.