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Decidual reaction
A decidual reaction is a feature seen in very early pregnancy where there is thickening of the endometrium around the gestational sac, which is seen as an echogenic rim on ultrasound. A thin decidual reaction of <2 mm is considered one of the features suggestive of an anembryonic pregnancy 2. A ...
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Fetus yawning in utero
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18 Jan 2023
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Bicornuate uterus with early intrauterine pregnancy
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27 Jun 2013
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Fetal intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
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22 Jul 2022
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Placental chorioangioma
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02 Nov 2012
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Amyoplasia congenita
Amyoplasia congenita is a syndrome characterized by multiple specific congenital joint contractures, associated with substitution of muscular tissue by fibrosis and adipose tissue.
Epidemiology
The estimated incidence is at 1: 10000 live births. There may be a higher prevalence with twin preg...
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Down syndrome - antenatal
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10 Sep 2021
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Missed abortion
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24 Sep 2021
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Omphalopagus
Omphalopagus twins are joined at the front and at the level of the umbilicus.
Commonly involved structures are lower thorax fusion and liver fusion. Pericardium may be common, but the heart is never shared. Stomach and the proximal small intestines are usually separate but the small intestines ...
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Symphyseal fundal height
Symphyseal fundal height (SFH) is commonly used measurement practiced primarily used to detect fetal intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR).
For fetuses after 24 weeks' gestation, it is measured using a tape as the distance
from
- the pubic symphysis (by identifying the upper border of the sy...
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Intrauterine growth restriction
Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) or fetal growth restriction (FGR) is defined as an estimated fetal weight (EFW) and/or abdominal circumference (AC) at one point in time during pregnancy being below 3rd percentile or EFW and/or AC below the 10th percentile for gestational age with deranged...
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Premature rupture of membranes
Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) refers to a rupture of the amniotic sac and chorion (membranes) occurring prior to the onset of uterine contractions. When this occurs prior to 37 weeks it is then termed a pre term premature rupture of membranes (PPROM). By this definition, PROM is classifi...
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Fetal arteriovenous malformations
A fetal arteriovenous malformation (FAVM) is essentially an arteriovenous malformation that presenting in utero. They tend to be very different in location to those that commonly occur in children and adults.
They include
fetal intracranial arteriovenous malformations
vein of Galen malformati...
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Vein of Galen malformation
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22 Jun 2011
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Fetal abdominal circumference
Abdominal circumference (AC) is one of the basic biometric parameters used to assess fetal size. AC together with biparietal diameter, head circumference, and femur length are computed to produce an estimate of fetal weight. In the second trimester, this may be extrapolated to an estimate of ges...
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Cervical cerclage
Cervical cerclage is a treatment that is undertaken during pregnancy to reduce the chances of preterm labor. It involves the placement of a suture around the neck of the cervix. It aims to reduce the risk of preterm birth and provides mechanical support to keep the cervix closed 1,2.
Cervical c...
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Scar ectopic pregnancy
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11 Jan 2013
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Double aortic arch
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24 Oct 2011
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Enhanced myometrial vascularity
Enhanced myometrial vascularity (EMV), often misdiagnosed as an acquired uterine arteriovenous malformation, is the presence of transiently increased blood flow within the uterine myometrium, typically associated with complications of pregnancy.
Terminology
Somewhat confusingly, the term “enh...
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Cleft lip and palate
Cleft lip and palate is one of the commonest neonatal facial anomalies. In ~80% of cases, the two features tend to occur together 6.
Epidemiology
It is estimated to occur with an incidence of ~1 in 700-1000 live births 1. This can increase to 4% for a sibling of a previously affected fetus and...
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