Prenatal diagnosis of fetal acrania using two and three dimensional ultrasound

Yetkin Karasu; Murat Bozkurt; Servet Gençdal; Gülşah Tanas; Suat Dede; Ayşe Ender Yumru; Duygu Kara Bozkurt; Levent Sahin

doi:10.17077/2154-4751.1281

Case Report

Prenatal diagnosis of fetal acrania using two and three dimensional ultrasound

Authors

- Yetkin Karasu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey
- Murat Bozkurt
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey
- Servet Gençdal
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey
- Gülşah Tanas
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey
- Suat Dede
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey
- Ayşe Ender Yumru
- Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul, Turkey
- Duygu Kara Bozkurt
- Department of Radiology, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey
- Levent Sahin
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kafkas University School of Medicine, Kars, Turkey

Abstract

Malformations of the central nervous system are one of the most common congenital anomalies of the fetus. In this report we aimed to summarize a case of fetal acrania diagnosed in the first trimester and the use of two and three-dimensional ultrasound in early diagnosis of the disease.

Keywords: Acrania, brain, cranium, 2D and 3D ultrasonography, prenatal diagnosis

How to Cite: Karasu, Y. , Bozkurt, M. , Gençdal, S. , Tanas, G. , Dede, S. , Yumru, A. E. , Bozkurt, D. K. & Sahin, L. (2015) “Prenatal diagnosis of fetal acrania using two and three dimensional ultrasound”, Proceedings in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 5(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.17077/2154-4751.1281