title: Prenatal diagnosis of genital anomalies.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This is a report of five cases of abnormal fetal genitalia detected by routine prenatal ultrasound.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective review was conducted to identify all cases of abnormal fetal genitalia identified by routine obstetrical ultrasound at our institution in which postpartum follow-up was available.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Five cases of prenatal sonographically diagnosed abnormal fetal genitalia were confirmed postnatally. The abnormalities include ambiguous genitalia, severe hypospadias with unilateral cryptorchidism, megalourethra, and concealed penis. In all cases, other anomalies were discovered during the prenatal ultrasound.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prenatal ultrasound may detect a variety of abnormalities of the fetal genitalia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38163, USA.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Felker
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Noe
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Emerson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mercer
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005835:Genitalia / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal