Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis is a rare autosomal recessive disease that involves multiple organs, including the peripheral nervous system. The present study is the first to report the ultrasonographic findings of peripheral nerves in a patient with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis. The patient presented with bilateral Achilles tendon enlargement and foot hypesthesia. Sonographic examination rev...

First trimester obstetric ultrasonography of a 32-year old female patient revealed a 13-week-old (according to the length of the femur and abdominal circumference) intrauterine live pregnancy with the absence of the fetal head. Medical abortus was performed with the diagnosis of acephaly and final diagnosis was confirmed by pathological and radiological examinations. We present and discuss the ...

Cystic hygromas are anomalies of the lymphatic system characterized by single or multiple cysts within soft tissue. The prenatal diagnosis of cystic hygroma by ultrasound is well documented in literature. Approximately 75-80% of all cystic hygromas involve the neck and the lower portion of the face, 15-20 % occur in the axilla , while remaining 5% are found in the mediastinum, retropertoneum,ab...