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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-8-2
pubmed:abstractText
Twenty-six consecutive fetuses with a sonographically detectable omphalocele and known karyotype were reviewed to identify risk factors that might be associated with chromosomal abnormalities. Risk factors that were analyzed included contents of the omphalocele sac, maternal age, fetal sex, sonographically detectable concurrent anomalies, and any major concurrent anomaly. Chromosomal abnormalities were found in 10 cases (38%) from trisomy 18 (n = 4), trisomy 13 (n = 4), trisomy 21 (n = 1), or 45, X (n = 1). The absence of liver from the omphalocele sac (intracorporeal liver) was strongly associated with an abnormal karyotype; chromosomal abnormalities were present in all 8 fetuses with an intracorporeal liver compared to 2 of 18 fetuses with an extracorporeal liver (p less than .0001, two-tailed Fisher exact test). Other risk factors that were statistically associated with chromosomal abnormalities included advanced maternal age (greater than or equal to 33 years, p = .03) and sonographically detectable concurrent malformations (p = .05). We conclude that sonographic findings can help determine the relative risk of chromosomal abnormalities in fetuses with omphalocele; abnormal karyotypes were significantly associated with the absence of liver from the omphalocele sac and sonographically detectable concurrent malformations in this series. Sonographers should also be aware that omphaloceles that contain bowel alone tend to be small and can be missed or mistaken for other abdominal wall defects (gastroschisis or umbilical hernia).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0278-4297
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
299-308
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Chromosomal abnormalities in fetuses with omphalocele. Significance of omphalocele contents.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ultrasound, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article