A large cardiac rhabdomyoma protruding into the left ventricle was diagnosed in a fetus at 21+2 weeks of gestation by grey-scale echocardiography. Obstruction to left ventricular outflow was ruled out by colour and spectral Doppler echocardiography. No other abnormalities were noted and karyotyping
Complete trisomy 9 in a term fetus: A case report
โ Scribed by Daniel Roshanfekr; Cecilia Dahl-Lyons; Eva Pressman; Serdar Ural; Karin Blakemore
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 102 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1057-0802
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โฆ Synopsis
Complete trisomy 9 was diagnosed in a 35-week fetus by amniocentesis. Several sonograms had revealed only a two-vessel cord and intrauterine growth restriction. No other abnormalities were noted. A stillborn infant was delivered at 37 weeks gestation after induction of labor.
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