title: Succenturiate lobe of placenta with vessel anomaly: a case report of prenatal diagnosis and literature review.
abstract: We report the case of a 33-year-old woman with antenatal ultrasound diagnosis of succenturiate placental lobe at 33 weeks confirmed by B-flow rendering, describing the advantages of the application of color Doppler to diagnosis and management of placental anomalies. We searched studies about antenatal diagnosis of succenturiate placental lobe, including only cases in which color Doppler was used. This case underlines the importance of color Doppler in increasing the accuracy of diagnosis and achieving an improved differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: afcavaliere@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Anna Franca
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Cavaliere
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rosati
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ciliberti
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buongiorno
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guariglia
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scambia
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tintoni
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010920:Placenta / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Doppler ultrasonography; Fetal vascular anomalies; Placenta; Placental anomalies; Succenturiate placenta