A Fetus with Persistent Hyperextended Neck Complicated with Ventriculomegaly and Pulmonary Immaturity in Third Trimester.
- Author:
Jae Won CHUNG
1
;
Eun Sung LEE
;
Yu Chin PAEK
;
Kyung Hee LEE
;
Hyun Joo SEOL
;
Min Jeong OH
;
Hai Joong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. cjw74@freechal.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hyperextended neck;
Ventriculomegaly;
Lung immaturity
- MeSH:
Female;
Fetus*;
Head;
Humans;
Leiomyoma;
Lung;
Neck*;
Nuchal Cord;
Pregnancy;
Pregnancy Trimester, Second;
Pregnancy Trimester, Third*;
Prenatal Diagnosis;
Twins, Conjoined
- From:Korean Journal of Perinatology
2006;17(3):317-321
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hyperextended neck of the fetal head is among the various fetal attitudes detected by prenatal sonography. Various etiologies may lead to hyperextension of the fetal head, including fetal anomalies such as structural abnormalities, conjoined twins and fetal neck masses, nuchal cord and uterine factors such as leiomyoma and uterine malformations. The importance of the precise prenatal diagnosis of this condition relates not only to the delivery mode, but also to the detection of associated conditions, as noted above. We report a case of a fetus whose persistent hyperextended neck was detected by midtrimester sonography, and who later demonstrated ventriculomegaly and lung immaturity in the 3rd trimester.
