PRENATAL-DIAGNOSIS OF VENTRICULAR SEPTAL-DEFECT AND OVERRIDING AORTA AT 14 WEEKS GESTATION, USING TRANSVAGINAL SONOGRAPHY

Two fetuses with heart abnormalities were detected by transvaginal sonography at 14 weeks of gestation. In the first fetus, a ventricular septal defect and an overriding aorta were detected and a diagnosis of tetralogy of Fallot was suggested. In addition, cystic hygroma and omphalocoele were visualized and the cytogenetic study revealed trisomy 18. In the second fetus, ventricular septal defect, pericardial effusion, and omphalocoele were detected. Copyright © 1990 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.