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Polyhydramnios*

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Hemangioma* ; Polyhydramnios*

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Indomethacin* ; Polyhydramnios*

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Humans ; Infant* ; Mothers* ; Polyhydramnios

Amniotic fluid plays an important role in fetal development and growth. Amniotic fluid volume should be maintained adequately throughout gestational periods. Polyhydramnios is a relatively common obstetrical problem, but is associated with poor perinatal outcome both in mother and fetus. For the proper management of polyhydramnios, it is important to find out accurate causes, but it is not easy even if obstetricians perform thorough prenatal assessments. It is also important to understand the regulation of amniotic fluid volume. Based on these backgrounds, this article will briefly review mechanisms of the regulation of amniotic fluid, and will also review diagnosis, etiologies, managements and prognosis of polyhydramnios.
Amniotic Fluid ; Female ; Fetal Development ; Fetus ; Humans ; Mothers ; Polyhydramnios ; Prognosis

Pena-Shokeir syndrome is a rare, often lethal disease, characterized by intrauterine growth retardation, craniofacial anomalies, limb ankylosis, polyhydramnios and pulmonary hypoplasia. This autosomal recessive disease should be differentiated from trisomy 18, which the second most common multiple congenital malformation syndrome. It is therefore clear that the two syndromes have certain features in common, the most consistent being craniofacial and limb abnormalities and intrathoracic pathology. Therefore, final diagnosis should be based on chromosome study. The case that we experienced had typical Pena-Shokeir phenotype, but chromosomal study show 47, XY, +18.
Ankylosis ; Diagnosis ; Extremities ; Fetal Growth Retardation ; Pathology ; Phenotype* ; Polyhydramnios ; Trisomy*

A case of esophageal atresia associated with malrotation and segmental dilatation of the ileum is described. To our knowledge, this is the first such report of this combination of features. The prenatal sonogram showed polyhydramnios. Esophageal atresia was diagnosed 3 days after birth. The diagnosis of malrotation and segmental dilatation of the ileum was made using a barium enema and an explolaparotomy 10 days after the first operation. The facts indicate that abnormal findings on a prenatal sonography and esophageal atresia may be associated with many congenital anomalies should be considered.
Barium ; Diagnosis ; Dilatation* ; Enema ; Esophageal Atresia* ; Ileum* ; Parturition ; Polyhydramnios

Acardiac twinning affects 1 in 100 monozygotic twin pregnancies and 1 in 35,000 pregnancies overall. This condition is characterized by the absence or rudimentary development of fetal heart, and associated with various anomaly. The presence of an acardiac twin requires the normal (or "pump") twin to provide circulation for itself, as well as the acardiac sibling. The acardiac malformations are uniformly fatal in the affected twin, and mortality in the co-twin is as high as 55%. The principal perinatal problems associated with acardiac twinning are pump-twin congestive heart failure, maternal hydramnios, and preterm delivery. We recently experienced a case of acardius anceps associated with a normal male infant, so present with a brief review of the literature.
Fetal Heart ; Heart Failure ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Mortality ; Polyhydramnios ; Pregnancy ; Siblings ; Twins, Monozygotic

Fetal hydrops describes the infant who has generalized edema due to accumulation of exess fluid, in serious case, ascites and pleural and pericardial effusions are commonly combined. The chorioangioma is considered the most common primary tumor of the placenta, which is about 1% of all pregnancy. However, the majority of the cases are asymptomatic but larger ones, usually more than 5cm in diameter, are commonly associated with maternal and fetal complications. We report a case of nonimmune hydrops fetalis due to large chorioangioma with associated polyhydramnios. The newborn infant was managed conservatively and had excellent outcome.
Ascites ; Edema ; Hemangioma* ; Humans ; Hydrops Fetalis* ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Pericardial Effusion ; Placenta ; Polyhydramnios ; Pregnancy

Fetal hydrops describes the infant who has generalized edema due to accumulation of exess fluid, in serious case, ascites and pleural and pericardial effusions are commonly combined. The chorioangioma is considered the most common primary tumor of the placenta, which is about 1% of all pregnancy. However, the majority of the cases are asymptomatic but larger ones, usually more than 5cm in diameter, are commonly associated with maternal and fetal complications. We report a case of nonimmune hydrops fetalis due to large chorioangioma with associated polyhydramnios. The newborn infant was managed conservatively and had excellent outcome.
Ascites ; Edema ; Hemangioma* ; Humans ; Hydrops Fetalis* ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Pericardial Effusion ; Placenta ; Polyhydramnios ; Pregnancy