The spontaneous resolution of cystic hygromas and early fetal growth delay in fetuses with trisomy 18 |
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| Authors: | Lyndon M Hill MD Trevor Macpherson Dawn Rivello Carol Peterson |
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| Institution: | Department of Ultrasound, Magee-Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | The spontaneous resolution of cystic hygromas in fetuses with trisomy 18 may be due to a delay in lymphatic-vascular anastomosis. The severity of growth delay with trisomy 18 appears to be variable in time of onset and extent. |
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| Keywords: | Trisomy 18 Cystic hygroma |
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