title: Spontaneous resolution of a fetal dural sinus thrombosis: one case report and review of the literatures.
abstract: Fetal dural sinus thrombosis is a rare finding. Most cases have been terminated without long-term follow-ups. Recently some reports have indicated the potentially favorable evolution of fetal dural sinus thrombosis. Most of the fetuses showing symptoms have been delivered with normal neurologic outcome. We report a case of fetal dural sinus thrombosis. Serial ultrasound and magnetic resonance images (MRI) showed the shrinkage of the thrombosis which indicated good prognosis. No physical or neurological abnormality was observed at 8-months follow-up. Conservative treatment is appropriate to prenatally diagnosed dural sinus thrombosis with favorable prognostic factors. Serial MRI or ultrasound should be taken every 1-2 months to monitor the thrombosis development and fetal well-beings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Jinsong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Juntao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Xiya
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Xuming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bian
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound (Qing Dai), Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: Fetus; Intracranial; Prenatal Diagnosis; Sinus Thrombosis