Case report
The images below show a case of a fetus with trisomy 18 obtained at 21 weeks of pregnancy. We could observe several abnormalities on the fetus:
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dilated thick-walled urinary bladder;
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umbilical cord cyst;
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bilateral hyperechoic hypoplastic kidneys;
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bilateral plexus choroid cyst (Figure N°3A);
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hypoplastic ears;
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club feet;
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abnormal position of the fingers of the hands;
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unilateral cleft lip;
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ventricular septal defect.
Images 1, 2: Image 1 shows thick-walled dilated urinary bladder of the fetus. Image 2 shows an umbilical cord cyst.
Images 3, 4: Image 3 shows hypoplastic hypoechogenic kidneys. Image 4 - 3D scan shows a club foot of the fetus.
Images 5, 6: Image 5 shows choroid plexus cysts. Image 6 - 3D detailed view of a hypoplastic fetal ear.
Images 7, 8: The images show abnormal position of fingers of the fetal hands.
Images 9, 10: Image 9 shows cleft lip. Image 10 shows a ventricular septal defect.
