Prenatal counseling for cloaca and cloacal exstrophy—challenges faced by pediatric surgeons

prenatal diagnosis and genetic counseling for niemann-pick c disease

how to cite this article: javadzadeh m. prenatal diagnosis and genetic counseling for niemann-pick c disease. iran j child neurol. 2015 autumn;9:4(suppl.1): 22.   pls see pdf.

Prenatal diagnosis and postnatal findings of cloacal malformation: a case report

Introduction: Cloacal malformation is an extremely rare fetal pathological condition but an important anomaly that presents as a variety of defects. It predominantly affects females, with prevalence of 1 in 50,000 births. Prenatal ultrasonography usually showed oligohydramnios and the fetus having a large cystic mass in the lower abdomen with a single septum, bilateral hydronephrosis, ambig...

Pediatric surgeons and gastroesophageal reflux.

BACKGROUND/AIMS Better antacid medications and the introduction of laparoscopy destabilize the indications for fundoplication. This study aims at raising a discussion among pediatric surgeons on these indications, modalities, and the results of this operation. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 252 refluxing children operated between 1992 and 2006 were divided into groups according to predomina...

A Reference Handbook for Pediatric Surgeons

Cloaca in Discordant Monoamniotic Twins: Prenatal Diagnosis and Consequence for Fetal Lung Development

Objective Describe a case of cloaca prenatally diagnosed in one of a set of monoamniotic twins. Study Design Retrospective review of a case. Results Cloaca is one of the most complex and severe degrees of anorectal malformations in girls. We present a discordant cloaca in monoamniotic twins. Fetal ultrasound showed a female fetus with a pelvic midline cystic mass, a phallus-like structure, a pr...