First trimester abnormal profile and facial angle. Early features of anterior cephalocele.
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.
Lopez
Patricia
P
Fetal Medicine Unit, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Hospital Universitario Materno-Infantil de Canarias, Canaries University Hospital Maternity Ward, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Gonzalez
Daniel
D
Medina
Margarita
M
Plasencia
Walter
W
Barber
Miguel A
MA
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