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Fetal megacystis: a lot more than LUTO.

F FontanellaL MaggioJ B G M VerheijLeonie K DuinP N Adama Van ScheltemaT E Cohen-OverbeekE PajkrtM BekkerC WillekesC J BaxV GracchiD OepkesCaterina M Bilardo
Published in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2020)
Although the main cause of fetal megacystis is LUTO, an enlarged fetal bladder can also be present as a concomitant finding of miscellaneous genetic syndromes, developmental disturbances and chromosomal abnormalities. We provide an overview of the structural anomalies and congenital disorders associated with fetal megacystis and propose a practical guide for the differential diagnosis of genetic syndromes and chromosomal and developmental abnormalities in pregnancies presenting with fetal megacystis, focusing on the morphological examination of the fetus. © 2018 The Authors. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Keyphrases
  • copy number
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • genome wide
  • randomized controlled trial
  • pregnant women
  • gene expression
  • systematic review
  • dna methylation