Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of nasal malformations

Prenatal diagnosis of Freeman–Sheldon syndrome and usefulness of an ultrasound fetal lip width normogram

“…The prenatal diagnosis of abnormal ultrasound features of the fetal face is becoming more and more important, as they may be associated with genetic syndromes or congenital malformations (Bronshtein et al, 1998;Perrotin et al, 2001). In the past years, sonographic diagnosis of abnormalities of the fetal face was based on subjective assessment.…”

The prenatal diagnosis of Binder syndrome before 24 weeks of gestation: case report

“…We describe here a case of Binder syndrome diagnosed at 21 weeks of gestation. The overall incidence of fetal nasal malformations is reported as approximately 1 : 1600 10 . This figure takes into account all nasal malformations that are isolated or associated with other anomalies.…”

“…This figure takes into account all nasal malformations that are isolated or associated with other anomalies. Bronshtein and colleagues detected 15 cases of nasal malformations from 25 114 fetal examinations 10 . There were three cases of flat nasal bridge, all diagnosed at 15 weeks of gestation.…”