[Prenatal diagnosis of sirenomelia].

OBJECTIVE

What kind of diagnostical methods are usual to detect fetal sirenomelia?

MATERIAL AND

METHODS

The prenatal diagnosis of fetal sirenomelia combined with bilateral renal agenesis, oligohydramnios and single umbilical artery in a 24-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 1, at a gestational age of 18 + 3 weeks is described in this case report.

RESULTS

This fetal malformation was an accidental sonographic found, and caused after confirming diagnosis by amnoinfusion and amniocentesis, the termination of pregnancy. Genetic examination revealed tetrasomia 13.

CONCLUSIONS

The sonographic finding of oligohydramnios should cause an exactly sonographical examination with amnioinfusion. In case of sirenomelia genetical examination is necessary.