Prenatal Diagnosis of Crossed Pulmonary Arteries with a Postnatal Diagnosis of CHARGE Syndrome
FETAL AND PEDIATRIC PATHOLOGY, vol.43, no.3, pp.246-250, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 43 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2024
- Doi Number: 10.1080/15513815.2023.2300971
- Journal Name: FETAL AND PEDIATRIC PATHOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.246-250
- Keywords: CHARGE syndrome, crossed pulmonary arteries, echocardiography
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Introduction: Crossed pulmonary arteries (CPA) is an abnormality in which the ostium of the left pulmonary artery is located rightward and the ostium of the right pulmonary artery is leftward. Case report: We diagnosed a fetus with CPA prenatally. In fetal echocardiography, left pulmonary artery was seen to pass beneath the ductus and directing toward the left side and pulmonary artery bifurcation could not be demonstrated at the same plane. Postnatal echocardiography reconfirmed the presence of CPA. Bilateral choanal atresia, genital hypoplasia, hearing loss with facial and external ear asymmetry and psychomotor delay of the newborn led to clinical diagnosis of CHARGE syndrome and was confirmed by gene analysis. Discussion/Conclusion: CPA may be one of the cardiac anomalies in CHARGE syndrome.