Severe hypoplasia of the right femur, ipsilateral agenesia of the fibula and twisted right foot in a 24-week-old fetus with proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD)

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology (CEOG) is published by IMR Press from Volume 46 Issue 1 (2019). Previous articles were published by another publisher on a subscription basis, and they are hosted by IMR Press on imrpress.com as a courtesy and upon agreement with S.O.G.

Case Report

R. La Torre^1,*, M. Mastrone¹, F. Coacci¹, L. Labi¹, E. Palma¹, M. Di Giusto², A. Patella¹, E. V. Cosmi¹

Show Less

¹ 2nd Institute Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University “La Sapienza”, Rome (Italy)

² Department of Psychiatric Sciences and Psychological Medicine, University “La Sapienza”, Rome (Italy)

Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2003, 30(1), 65–66;

Published: 10 March 2003

Download PDF

Cite

Abstract

A case of a 24-week-old fetus of non consanguineous parents with an ultrasonographic diagnosis of a short right femur, ipsilateral agenesia of the fibula and a twisted right foot is described. Cordocentesis revealed a normal 46XY karyotype. The parents were informed on treatment options and after psychological counselling they decided to undergo an abortion. Post mortem examination confirmed the diagnosis of a severe right limb malformation.

Keywords

Unilateral femoral hypoplasia

Agenesia of fibula

Twisted foot

Proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD)

Prenatal diagnosis

Previous article in this issue

Next article in this issue

Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. Print ISSN 0390-6663 Electronic ISSN 2709-0094