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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

Prenatal diagnosis of cervical ribs by three-dimensional ultrasound in a foetus with a herniated Dandy-Walker cyst.

Pauline Schut, Robert M Verdijk, Marieke Joosten, Alex J Eggink

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Increased incidences of cervical ribs in deer indicate extinction risk.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Pauline SchutPrenatal Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3898-5701
Robert M VerdijkDepartment of Pathology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Marieke JoostenClinical Genetics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Alex J EgginkDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a case report of a foetus with a herniated Dandy-Walker cyst and bilateral rudimentary cervical ribs. The cervical ribs were visualised prenatally by three-dimensional ultrasound and confirmed by post-termination radiography. The prevalence of cervical ribs is higher in deceased fetuses and neonates with or without structural abnormalities compared with healthy individuals and might be regarded as a marker of disadvantageous fetal development. We demonstrate that evaluation of the fetal vertebral pattern by three-dimensional ultrasonography, including the cervical region, is feasible and could provide valuable information regarding fetal and neonatal prognosis.

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Ultrasonography, PrenatalAbortion, InducedCervical RibDandy-Walker SyndromeDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleGestational AgeHumansPregnancyRupturecongenital disordersmaterno-fetal medicineobstetrics and gynaecologypregnancy

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PMID30567892
PMCPMC6303663

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