Megacystis-microcolon-intestinal-hypoperistalsis syndrome
โ Scribed by Claire James; Alan R. Watson
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 586 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0931-041X
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The megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome (MMIHS) is a rare congenital complex originally described in 1976 by Berdon et al.' Although 17 cases of MMIHS have been described since this original publication, few have emphasized the importance of antenatal sonographic diagnosis for
The megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis (MMIH) syndrome in five female infants was first described by Berdon et all in 1976. This syndrome has since been described in seven additional female infantsZ8 and two male infants.'~~ The prenatal ultrasound appearance was described in four of t
Ultrasonography at 23 weeks of gestation documented the presence of megacystis with horseshoe kidney, microcolon, intestinal malrotation, and decreased amniotic ยฏuid volume. After pregnancy termination, an autopsy was performed. The external phenotype was diagnostic of the trisomy 18 syndrome conยฎrm