First-trimester diagnosis of hydrolethalus syndrome in a Chinese family.
We report a case resembling hydrolethalus syndrome in a Chinese family. Fetal polydactyly, syndactyly, encephalocele and cardiac malformation were detected on ultrasound examination at 12 weeks' gestation. Termination of pregnancy was performed, and postmortem examination confirmed the findings. This is the first report of a first-trimester prenatal diagnosis of hydrolethalus syndrome in the Chinese population.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, (Prenatal Diagnosis and Counselling Department), Tsan Yuk Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. bcpchan@hkucc.hku.hk
Ben Chong Pun
BC
Chan
Tony Wai Hung
TW
Shek
Chin Peng
CP
Lee
D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D015193:Chorionic Villi Sampling; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D017689:Polydactyly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013576:Syndactyly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013577:Syndrome; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal