Fetal polydactyly: a study of 24 cases ascertained by prenatal sonography

J Ultrasound Med. 2011 Jul;30(7):1021-9. doi: 10.7863/jum.2011.30.7.1021.

Abstract

Records of 24 pregnancies with fetal polydactyly were reviewed for the type of polydactyly, family history, associated sonographic findings, genetic testing, and postnatal/postmortem examination findings. The importance of fetal polydactyly can be mainly elucidated by the family history and absent or associated anomalies on a specialized malformation scan. Fetal karyotyping diagnoses frequent chromosomal anomalies in about half of cases with additional malformations, and array comparative genomic hybridization may be a future means of detecting cryptic chromosomal aberrations. Syndromic disorders of monogenic origin demand a careful interdisciplinary clinical assessment for establishing a clinical diagnosis and prognosis for the outcome of the child.

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Nucleic Acid Hybridization
  • Polydactyly / diagnostic imaging*
  • Polydactyly / genetics
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Trimester, First
  • Pregnancy Trimester, Second
  • Risk Assessment
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal / methods*