Role of 3D power Doppler sonography in early prenatal diagnosis of Galen vein aneurysm
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2013
Yazarlar: Mete Ahmet Ergenoǧlu, Ahmet Özgür YENİEL, Ali AKDEMİR, Fuat Akercan, Nedim Karadadaş
Journal of the Turkish German Gynecology Association, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, 2013, cilt 14, ss 178-181
Özet
Vein of Galen aneurysm malformation (VGAM) is a rare congenital vascular anomaly. Although the cause of VGAM remains to be elucidated, the current hypothesis is persistence of the embryonic vascular supply, which leads to progressive enlargement and formation of the aneurysmal component of a typical VGAM. Here, we present a 36-year-old woman at 23 weeks' gestation (gravida 3, para 2) who was evaluated using 3D power Doppler sonography for the prenatal diagnosis of a vein of Galen aneurysm. Investigation using 3D power Doppler sonography allowed for a non-invasive yet diffuse and detailed prenatal assessment of VGAM. Thus, we suggest that prenatal sonography with 3D power Doppler may be an option in cases of VGAM. © 2013 by the Turkish-German Gynecological Education and Research Foundation.