First-trimester diagnosis of hydrolethalus syndrome in a Chinese family

Prenat Diagn. 2004 Aug;24(8):587-90. doi: 10.1002/pd.870.

Abstract

We report a case resembling hydrolethalus syndrome in a Chinese family. Fetal polydactyly, syndactyly, encephalocele and cardiac malformation were detected on ultrasound examination at 12 weeks' gestation. Termination of pregnancy was performed, and postmortem examination confirmed the findings. This is the first report of a first-trimester prenatal diagnosis of hydrolethalus syndrome in the Chinese population.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • China
  • Chorionic Villi Sampling
  • Craniofacial Abnormalities / diagnosis
  • Encephalocele / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Gestational Age
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Polydactyly / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pregnancy
  • Syndactyly / diagnostic imaging*
  • Syndrome
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal*