title: [Potter's reno-facial syndrome].
abstract: Potter's reno-facial syndrome is a rare innate abnormality. We bring 4 observations repertoried at the maternity of military hospital of Tunis over a period of 6 years (1997 - 2002). The purpose of our work is to determine after a review of the literature the echographic and foetopathologic characteristics, and the forecast of this syndrome. The frequency of the bilateral renale agenesis is of 0.27 per thousand. Positive diagnosis bases essentially on the ultrasound of the 2th, or the 3-th trimester. The signs of appeal are essentially the oligoamnios associated to an hypotrophy. The caryotype is systematic to eliminate an associeted chromosomic abnormality. Foetopathologic exam is usefull for the diagnosis. Main abnormality except the urinary pathology is the lung hypoplasia. Therapeutic interruption of the pregnancy in this situation not compatible with the extra-uterine life., only type IV authorize the development of the pregnancy according to echographic data and of foetal urinaire biochemistry. We insist on the early practice of the morphological ultrasound between 20 - 22 weeks for the diagnosis of foetal abnormalities and the place of the genetic advice in association with the geneticist in the coverage of the couple.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gynécologie Obstétrique, Hôpital Militaire de Tunis.
authors.forename: Radhouane
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rachdi
authors.forename: Mahdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaabi
authors.forename: Hichem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: M'Hamdi
authors.forename: Ines
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chtioui
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basly
authors.forename: Fethi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Messaoudi
authors.forename: Houcine
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zayene
authors.forename: Lotfi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Messaoudi
authors.forename: Mounir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chibani
authors.forename: Soumaya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gaigi
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities*; D016104:Oligohydramnios; D011247:Pregnancy; D013577:Syndrome