| Fetal MRI clues to diagnose cloacal malformations. | |
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PMID: 21409544 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND: Prenatal US detection of cloacal malformations is challenging and rarely confirms this diagnosis. OBJECTIVE: To define the prenatal MRI findings in cloacal malformations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a retrospective study of patients with cloacal malformations who had pre- and post-natal assessment at our institution. Fetal MRI was obtained in six singleton pregnancies between 26 and 32 weeks of gestation. Imaging analysis was focused on the distal bowel, the urinary system and the genital tract and compared with postnatal clinical, radiological and surgical diagnoses. RESULTS: The distal bowel was dilated and did not extend below the bladder in five fetuses. They had a long common cloacal channel (3.5-6 cm) and a rectum located over the bladder base. Only one fetus with a posterior cloacal variant had a normal rectum. Three fetuses had increased T2 signal in the bowel and two increased T1/decreased T2 signal bladder content. All had renal anomalies, four had abnormal bladders and two had hydrocolpos. CONCLUSION: Assessment of the anorectal signal and pelvic anatomy during the third trimester helps to detect cloacal malformations in the fetus. The specificity for this diagnosis was highly increased when bowel fluid or bladder meconium content was identified. |
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Maria A Calvo-Garcia; Beth M Kline-Fath; Marc A Levitt; Foong-Yen Lim; Leann E Linam; Manish N Patel; Steven Kraus; Timothy M Crombleholme; Alberto Peña |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-3-16 |
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Title: Pediatric radiology Volume: - ISSN: 1432-1998 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-3-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0365332 Medline TA: Pediatr Radiol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Radiology, MLC 5031, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA, maria.calvo@cchmc.org. |
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