Case commentary: absent fetal hand

Case commentary: absent fetal hand

This commentary refers to the article, Absent fetal hand: a case report, published in Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine May 2010 13 (2). This case raises difficult ethical issues about the use of medical imaging in pregnancy, including the role that a diagnosis of foetal disability or abnormality should play in decisions about late terminations. In Australia, late termination is ty...

Absent fetal hand: a case report

Isolated congenital fetal hand malformation is a rare finding1. The prevalence of limb reduction deformities is about 3-8 per 20,000 births2. An isolated amputation of an extremity can be due to amniotic band syndrome, exposure to a teratogen or a vascular accident2. A comprehensive obstetric ultrasonographic assessment as well as genetic counselling are ideal when a fetal hand abnormality is d...

The Value of Reporting Decreased or Absent Fetal Movements by Mothers in Predicting the Pregnancy Outcome

Early warning of fetal compromise--absent end diastolic flow?

This report deals with the use of a relatively new investigative technique (Doppler ultrasound) in the management of a case of early onset pre-eclampsia and discusses the benefit of this new technique over conventional methods of fetal monitoring.

Absent pulmonary valve syndrome diagnosed by fetal echocardiography.

Prenatal echocardiographic diagnosis of heart defects is important because it permits counseling of the parents with regard to prognosis and treatment options and prepares the medical team for the treatment postnatally. A male infant with absent pulmonary valve syndrome diagnosed prenatally at 22 weeks' gestation is reported. This congenital anomaly is characterized by absent or rudimentary pul...