title: Congenital high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS) associated with cervical myelomeningocele.
abstract: Congenital high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS) is a rare and potentially fatal entity resulting from complete or near complete developmental airway obstruction. Although most reported cases of CHAOS are sporadic, the condition may also be associated with certain syndromes and a variety of cervical masses. Meningocele and myelomeningocele have not yet been reported in association with CHAOS. We describe the typical constellation of sonographic findings in a case of early diagnosis of CHAOS associated with cervical myelomeningocele. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 45:507-510, 2017.
authors.affiliation: Silvan Dr. Yusuf Azizoğlu State Hospital, Department of Radiology, Silvan, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Emin
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Adin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology; D066087:Perinatal Death; D013577:Syndrome; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*
keywords: CHAOS; fetus; meningocele; myelomeningocele; ultrasound