Ultrasonic tomography, including M-mode evaluation of fetal cardiovascular function, can aid in the intrauterine diagnosis and pathophysiological understanding of fetal epignathus.
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May prompt targeted fetal echocardiography in epignathus; single case leaves open need for prospective validation.
A case of fetal epignathus was evaluated by 2 new approaches (morphological and functional) using ultrasonic tomography. In the morphological study, serial interval tomograms were converted using a microcomputer into 3‐dimensional images for easier and more accurate diagnosis. In respect to function of cardiovascular system, not only placental enlargement and overswelling of the internal jugular vein were observed, but elevated function in the fetal left ventricle and hypofunction in the right ventricle were revealed by M‐mode ultrasonography. The evidence from these examination and the autopsy seemed to support the double monster theory for the origin of epignathus.
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