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In utero ultrasonographic features of campomelic dysplasia |
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| Authors: | Massimo Cordone Mario Lituania Caterina Zampatti Ubaldo Passamonti MD Gian Michele Magnano Paolo Tomà |
| Institution: | 1. Divisione di Ostetricia e Ginecologia, Genova, Italy
Cephalic index = biparietal diameter/occipito-frontal diameter.;2. Istituto di Anatomia Patologica, Universita di Pavia, Pavia, Italy;3. Servizio di Radiologia, IRCCS G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy |
| Abstract: | A prenatal diagnosis of campomelic dysplasia in a primigravida is described. First level fetal ultrasonography demonstrated bowing and shortening of lower limbs. Second level examination allowed the correct diagnosis by demonstrating several skeletal anomalies pathognomonic of campomelic dysplasia. |
| Keywords: | Prenatal diagnosis Ultrasound Campomelic dysplasia |