Prenatal Diagnosis of Vesicorectal Fistula

Ultrasound Q. 2017 Mar;33(1):112-114. doi: 10.1097/RUQ.0000000000000282.

Abstract

Anorectal malformations are a rare condition difficult to diagnose in the prenatal period. It can be suspected if distal bowel appears dilated in the first-trimester ultrasound or if intraluminal echogenic foci are detected during the second-trimester scan. We report a case with these ultrasound signs (dilated sigmoid at the first trimester and intraluminal echogenic calcifications at the second trimester), in which a vesicorectal fistula image was obtained. This is the first published prenatal image of a vesicorectal fistula.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abortion, Eugenic
  • Adult
  • Anorectal Malformations / diagnostic imaging*
  • Anorectal Malformations / embryology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Rectal Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
  • Rectal Fistula / embryology
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal / methods*
  • Urinary Bladder / diagnostic imaging
  • Urinary Bladder / embryology
  • Urinary Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
  • Urinary Fistula / embryology