title: Abdominal distension as the first echographic sign of hydrometrocolpos in a female fetus.
abstract: We report a 31 weeks gestation female fetus with marked abdominal distension on echography as the first sign of hydrometrocolpos. Postmortem examination revealed a massive plastic peritonitis due to the spillage of genital secretions into the peritoneal cavity with secondary lung hypoplasia and obstructive renal dysplasia type IV.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moerman
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Fryns
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D000328:Adult; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities