Cloacal anomaly simulating megalocystis in the first trimester

✍ Scribed by Pekka Taipale; Kirsti Heinonen; Sakari Kainulainen; Raija Seuri; Seppo Heinonen

• Book ID: 102332785
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 159 KB
• Volume: 32
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0091-2751
• DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20063

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

We present a case of cloacal anomaly that simulated megalocystis in the first trimester of gestation of a female fetus. During the second trimester, repeated paracentesis was necessary to treat increasing ascites, oligohydramnios, and hydronephrosis. Our data support findings that ascites presenting with a multiloculated cystic structure on sonography during the second trimester may be typical for cloacal anomalies. Active treatment of the fetal ascites is recommended to improve the child's prospects for survival. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 32:419–422, 2004