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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Fetal Medicine 2018; 05(01): 23-26
DOI: 10.1007/s40556-017-0149-8
Original Article

First Trimester Diagnosis of Iniencephaly Confirmed by Postnatal Autopsy

Shreyasi Sharma 
1   CK Birla Hospital for Women, 122018, Gurugram, India
,
Chanchal Singh
2   Apollo Centre for Fetal Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, 110076, New Delhi, India
,
Aradhana Aggarwal
3   Apollo Cradle, Amritsar, India
,
Anita Kant
4   Asian Hospital, Faridabad, India
,
Seema Thakur
2   Apollo Centre for Fetal Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, 110076, New Delhi, India
,
Anita Kaul
2   Apollo Centre for Fetal Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, 110076, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

Iniencephaly (Greek: “inoin” meaning nape of neck) is an extremely rare and uniformly lethal form of neural tube defect. We report a case diagnosed in the first trimester using two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasound. The diagnosis was confirmed on postnatal autopsy. This case highlights the importance of diagnosing structural abnormalities in the first trimester itself.

Keywords

Iniencephaly - First trimester - Ultrasound - Fetal autopsy - Neural tube defect


Publication History

Received: 27 November 2017

Accepted: 01 December 2017

Article published online:
08 May 2023

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