title: Antenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome).
abstract: A 35-yr-old G7P6A0 presented at 28 weeks of gestation with an acute polyhydramnios. On ultrasonographic examination the diagnosis of trisomy 18 in the fetus was suspected. This was confirmed by chromosome analysis of the cultured amniocytes. The value of a systematic ultrasonographic examination, especially in every abnormal pregnancy, is briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dumon
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jacquemyn
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Van Roy
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Delbeke
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gerris
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buytaert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D002887:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014314:Trisomy; D014463:Ultrasonography