title: Prenatal diagnosis of isolated bilateral microphthalmia with confirmation by evaluation of products of conception obtained by dilation and evacuation.
abstract: We describe the prenatal diagnosis of isolated bilateral fetal microphthalmia in a woman at increased risk of having a fetus with microphthalmia. Ultrasound examinations at 16.1 and 19.5 weeks' gestation demonstrated bilateral fetal microphthalmia with no other associated structural defects. The patient elected to terminate her pregnancy at 19.5 weeks. Pathological evaluation of the products of conception obtained by dilation and evacuation confirmed the prenatal diagnosis of isolated bilateral fetal microphthalmia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38103-2896.
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Shulman
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Emerson
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Wilroy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elias
mesh_terms: D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic; D000328:Adult; D001699:Biometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008850:Microphthalmos / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010375:Pedigree; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal