Dorsal approach technique for the visualization of the aortic arch
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2020
Yazarlar: FIRAT ÖKMEN, HÜSEYİN EKİCİ, METEHAN İMAMOĞLU, Sabahattin Anıl ARI, SABİNA GARAKHANOVA, Ahmet Mete ERGENOĞLU, Ahmet Özgür YENİEL
Ege Tıp Dergisi, Diğer Kurumların Hakemli Dergileri, Uluslararası, TR Dizin (Ulakbim), 2020, cilt 59, ss 188-191
DOI: 10.19161/etd.790434
Özet
Aim: In this study, we aimed define a new technique to visualize the aortic arch in order to diagnose aortic arch anomalies with a dorsal approach when fetal spine is in anterior position within the uterus. Materials and Methods: 115 patients who were referred to the prenatal screening unit between gestational weeks 20-40 were admitted to the study. 110 patients with normal cardiac findings and 5 fetuses with postnatally confirmed diagnosis of coarctation of aorta were evaluated with the new technique. Results: Aortic arch of 115 fetuses were successfully visualized with the technique defined in detail. Conclusion: The dorsal approach for the visualization of the aortic arch seems as a durable and a convenient technique for the fetal cardiac evaluation, especially in terms of better diagnostic capability for aortic arch pathologies under circumstances where the ventral approach is not feasible