Cystic hygroma--an unusual cause of induced abortion.
A male infant was diagnosed prenatally at 20 weeks of gestation with posterior cervical cystic hygroma. The mother was a 31-year-old gravida, who had an otherwise normal systemic examination. A therapeutic abortion was arranged and fetus was aborted. Sonographic findings were confirmed on examination of aborted fetus
Amin
Umar
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Radiology Department, Combined Military Hospital, Bahawalpur. umar1971@hotmail.com
Khan
Asad
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Ghafoor
Trariq
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D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal