title: Prenatal Diagnosis of Uhl Anomaly with Autopsy Correlation.
abstract: Uhl anomaly is a rare form of congenital hypoplasia of the right ventricular myocardium. Here, we report, a rare finding in fetal cardiac ultrasound in a 33-year-old woman who presented at 20 weeks' of gestation. A diagnosis of Uhl anomaly was made. An autopsy was performed at 23weeks gestation after obtaining permission for medicolegal termination of pregnancy. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis. Diagnosing Uhl anomaly in fetal life is essential since mortality and survival mainly depend on the severity of right ventricle dysfunction related to, the either partial or complete absence of the myocardium. Hence, surviving cases need to be followed up carefully and counselled accordingly.
authors.affiliation: Fetal Cardiac Services, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, St. Gregorios Cardio-Vascular Centre, Parumala, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Saji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Philip
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Pathology, Frontier Mediville, Frontier Life Line Hospital, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Sarasa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bharati
authors.affiliation: Dr. K M. Cherian Heart Foundation, Frontier Life Line hospital, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Kottureth Mammen
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Cherian
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago, Rosalind Franklin University of Sciences, North Chicago, Illinois; The Advocate Children's Hospital, Oak Lawn, Illinois.
authors.forename: Saroja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bharati
keywords: Uhl anomaly; dilated right ventricle; fetal autopsy; right ventricular dysplasia