Correlation between prenatal diagnosis by ultrasound and fetal autopsy findings in second-trimester abortions.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
; 91(3): 386-90, 2012 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22122607
ABSTRACT
We evaluated the correlation between prenatal diagnosis by ultrasound and autopsy findings, based on 52 second-trimester pregnancies terminated due to fetal malformations or chromosome aberrations diagnosed at a gestational age of 12-25 weeks. In 24 pregnancies, there was full agreement between ultrasound and autopsy. In 23 fetuses, the main diagnosis was confirmed and additional or more specific findings were observed on autopsy. In five fetuses, there were considerable differences. Discrepancies between ultrasound and autopsy findings were mainly anomalies undetectable by ultrasound and thus expected; however, about one-third of the discrepancies were not expected, representing findings that were 'missed' at ultrasound. The main ultrasound diagnoses were confirmed in the majority of the pregnancies, but the additional information obtained at autopsy in more than half of the fetuses clearly shows the value and benefit of postmortem fetal examination following termination of a pregnancy.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Autopsy
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Congenital Abnormalities
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Abortion, Eugenic
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Ultrasonography, Prenatal
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Chromosome Aberrations
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Denmark