[Prenatal diagnosis of aorta coarctations]

E Quarello; B Stos; L Fermont

doi:10.1016/j.gyobfe.2011.04.014

[Prenatal diagnosis of aorta coarctations]

Gynecol Obstet Fertil. 2011 Jul-Aug;39(7-8):442-53. doi: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2011.04.014. Epub 2011 Jul 14.

[Article in French]

Authors

E Quarello¹, B Stos, L Fermont

Affiliation

¹ Service de gynécologie obstétrique, unité d'échographies obstétricales, hôpital Saint-Joseph, pôle parents enfants, 26 boulevard de Louvain, Marseille cedex 08, France.

PMID: 21757388
DOI: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2011.04.014

Abstract

Coarctations of the aorta can be associated with severe neonatal consequences. Screening for and diagnosis of this prenatal malformation remain difficult. We review the various tools currently available to us, and their respective limits, to minimize the rate of false negatives and false positives associated with prenatal screening for this situation.

MeSH terms

Aortic Coarctation / diagnosis*
Aortic Coarctation / diagnostic imaging
False Negative Reactions
False Positive Reactions
Female
Fetal Diseases / diagnosis*
Fetal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Mass Screening
Predictive Value of Tests
Pregnancy
Sensitivity and Specificity
Ultrasonography, Prenatal* / methods