J Korean Soc Med Ultrasound.
1998 Dec;17(4):349-352.
Antenatal Ultrasonographic Findings of Meckel-Gruber Syndrome: A Cases Report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Radiology, Chonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University, Korea.
- 2Department of Patholohy, Chonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University, Korea.
- 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University, Korea.
Abstract
- Meckel-Gruber syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder with major characteristic features consisting of occipital encephalocele, polycystic kidney, polydactyly. Antenatal ultrasonic examination can estabilish the definite diagnosis by at least two of the major features described. We report the findings of antenatal ultrasonography and pathology of a Meckel-Gruber syndrome diagnosed at 24weeks gestational age.
