Evaluation of 92 cases of prenatally diagnosed fetal ventriculomegaly Prenatal tanili fetal ventrikülomegalisi olan 92 olgunun i̇rdelenmesi


MADAZLI R., Şal V., Güralp Ş. O., Çift T., Erenel H.

Turkiye Klinikleri Jinekoloji Obstetrik, cilt.20, sa.2, ss.84-89, 2010 (Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Dergi Adı: Turkiye Klinikleri Jinekoloji Obstetrik
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.84-89
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective: To evaluate clinical characteristics and prognosis of prenatally diagnosed fetal ventriculomegaly cases. Material and Methods: A retrospective investigation of the 92 consecutive cases of fetal ventriculomegaly diagnosed in utero in our clinic, 1999-2008 inclusive. Gestational age at diagnosis, associated malformations and chromosomal anomalies and obstetric outcomes were evaluated. Results: Gestational age at diagnosis was 24.6 ± 6.1 (14-39) weeks. Ventricular width was 10-15 mm, 16-20 mm and >20 mm in 43 (46.8%), 29 (31.5%) and 20 (21.7%) of cases respectively. Isolated ventriculomegaly, spina bifida, Dandy Walker malformation, corpus callosum agenesis, arachnoid cyst and encephalocele were encountered in 19.6%, 55.4%, 7.6% 7.6%, 5.4% and 2.2% of all patients, respectively. In our series 50% of the cases were medically aborted, 3.3% were lost in utero, 26.1% were lost during the postpartum period, 6.5% had developed various morbidities and 14.1% were alive and healthy. Twenty-four (55.8%) of the 43 livebirths were lost during the postnatal period, 6 (13.9%) had morbidities and 13 (30.2%) were healthy. The ventricular widths of the 4 healthy isolated ventriculomegaly and 3 healthy spina bifida cases were between 10-15 mm. Conclusion: Perinatal mortality and morbidity is high in prenatally diagnosed fetal ventriculomegaly. Early prenatal diagnosis allows detecting associated malformations, determining the prognosis and gives a chance for early termination of pregnancy. Copyright © 2010 by Türkiye Klinikleri.