Extracardiac anomalies in prenatally diagnosed heterotaxy syndrome

ConclusionsAlthough the leading causes of death in fetuses and children with heterotaxy syndrome are cardiac, a small subset of fetuses have extracardiac anomalies with significant impact on outcome. These anomalies often escape prenatal detection, and therefore neonates at risk should be monitored for bowel obstruction, biliary atresia and immune dysfunction in order to allow timely intervention through a multidisciplinary approach. Copyright © 2015 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Source: Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology - March 4, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: I. Gottschalk, R. Stressig, J. Ritgen, U. Herberg, J. Breuer, A. Vorndamme, B. Strizek, A. Willruth, A. Geipel, U. Gembruch, C. Berg Tags: Original Paper Source Type: research