A case of meconium peritonitis due to bowel perforation diagnosed at anomaly scan at 20 weeks.

Prabha Sinha, Shabnum Sibtain, Hakmi Aoun

 

 

Meconium peritonitis is a rare condition in a fetus which occurs due to perforation of the bowel in the antenatal period. It has serious neonatal consequences resulting in death if the diagnosis is delayed soon after delivery. However, its detection is difficult as the presentation is very variable. A case of meconium peritonitis and pseudocyst detected in a fetus at 33 weeks and 2 days of gestation is discussed regarding its diagnosis and management…

Dandy-Walker Malformation: Prenatal sonographic diagnosis

Konstantinos Zacharis, Stavros Kravvaritis, Anastasia Papakonstantinou, Theodoros Charitos, Eleni Chrysafopoulou, Anastasia Fouka

 

 
The Dandy-Walker malformation is a rare congenital intracranial malformation that comprises of complete or partial agenesis of the cerebellar vermis, cystic dilatation of the 4th ventricle and an enlarged posterior fossa. Here we report a case of Dandy-Walker malformation detected incidentally during a routine fetal sonographic examination at 18 weeks of gestation. The couple decided termination of pregnancy, after adequate genetic counseling. Detailed postmortem examination revealed correlation between prenatal sonographic imaging and histopathological findings. This case report indicates the fact that fetal magnetic resonance imaging may not be necessary in diagnosis, especially when pregnancy termination is preferred.