title: First trimester abnormal profile and facial angle. Early features of anterior cephalocele.
abstract: We present a first trimester scan suspicious of fetal anterior cephalocele due to the finding of a fetus with an abnormal profile and an abnormal facial angle, with a subsequent early confirmation at 16 weeks of gestation.
authors.affiliation: Fetal Medicine Unit, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Hospital Universitario Materno-Infantil de Canarias, Canaries University Hospital Maternity Ward, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Plasencia
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Barber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D019767:Maxillofacial Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal