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Association of an increased nuchal translucency with total agenesia of the ductus venosus

Anis Dhouaibia, Kaouther Dimassi, Sana Mtimet, Raouia Radhouani, Amel Triki, Mohamed Faouzi Gara

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Association of an increased nuchal translucency with total agenesia of the ductus venosus. Perinatal Journal 2014;22(Suppl):SE26 DOI: 10.2399/prn.14.S001084

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Anis Dhouaibia,
Kaouther Dimassi,
Sana Mtimet,
Raouia Radhouani,
Amel Triki,
Mohamed Faouzi Gara

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mongi Slim Hospital, La Marsa TN
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Kaouther Dimassi, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mongi Slim Hospital, La Marsa TN,

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Looking for the etiology of an increased nuchal translucency in a patient aged of 22 years G1P0, We performed initially a karyotype whose formula was normal: 46xy.
A Fetal echocardiography realized at 18 and 22 weeks’ gestation was normal and brain MRI was normal also.
At 22 weeks’ gestation, ultrasonography revealed a hepatic vascular abnormality without other symptoms.
The suspected diagnosis was agenesis of the ductus venosus with creation of a high grade arteriovenous shunt between the umbilical vein and the inferior vena cava.
The geneticist suspected also a genetic syndrome but the patient refused any investigation.
Agenesis of the ductus venosus may be one expression of the different possible systemic-portal-umbilical abnormalities. Physiological consequences vary according to the type of substitutive anastomoses.
Agenesis of the ductus venosus can be strictly isolated. It can be also one of a manifestation of a genetic syndrome like NOONAN and JOUBERT SYNDROME.
In our case, Agenesia of the ductus venosus was associated to an increased nuchal translucency. We didn't find a similar case in the literature.
Keywords

Nucal translucency, arantius