Prenatal Diagnosis of Isolated Type 2 Diastematomyelia at 12 Weeks Using 2D Ultrasound with a Normal Intracranial Translucency
Published: December 1, 2018 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2018/37891.12350
Megha Pandove, Akhila Vasudeva, Anjali Mundkur, Pratap Kumar
1. Junior Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
2. Professor and Unit Chief, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
3. Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
4. Professor and Unit Chief, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Akhila Vasudeva,
Professor and Unit Chief, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal-576104, Karnataka, India.
E-mail: akhilavasudeva@gmail.com
First-trimester ultrasound provides an opportunity to screen for various foetal abnormalities. Isolated Diastematomyelia is a rare spinal deformity which is infrequently diagnosed during the first-trimester ultrasound. Here, authors report a case of isolated Type 2 Diastematomyelia which was diagnosed in the 12-week ultrasound during a detailed survey of the foetal spine in view of previous neural tube defects.
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