Transvaginal sonographic follow-up on the formation of fetal cephalocele at 13-19 weeks' gestation.
An occipital meningocele was detected by transvaginal sonography in a fetus of 13 weeks' gestation. This changed at 14 weeks to a cephalocele, which disappeared at 15-16 weeks and was detected again at 19 weeks. It is possible that sliding backward and forward of the herniated brain tissue caused this sequence of events.
Bronshtein
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rambam Medical Center, Technion--Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel.
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D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008588:Meningocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*; D014621:Vagina