Prenatal diagnosis of anterior parietal encephalocele with transvaginal sonography.
Transvaginal sonography identified an anterior parietal encephalocele that was not well-delineated by abdominal scanning. High resolution with access to the fetal head makes this modality ideal for studying the intracranial anatomy.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography