title: Imaging of the fetal bony pelvis by computed tomography in a case of bladder exstrophy.
abstract: We describe the findings on computed tomography (CT) in a prenatally diagnosed case of bladder exstrophy, and compare them with the findings on two- and three-dimensional sonography. The CT data of the affected fetus were compared with the CT findings of 14 fetuses with normal bony pelvises. The CT images showed differences in the structure of the bony pelvis in the case of bladder exstrophy, with a wide gap between the iliopubic and ischiopubic rami and a widening of the iliac bones. CT scanning was useful in confirming the sonographic diagnosis of bladder exstrophy, and it may also be helpful for planning early surgery following delivery.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Clamart, France. mymab77@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mabille
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Laveaucoupet
authors.forename: M-V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Senat
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Picone
authors.forename: J-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Levaillant
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Mas
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Musset
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001746:Bladder Exstrophy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods