Oligohydramnios and megacolon in a fetus with vesicorectal fistula and anal-urethral atresia: A case report

Mordechai Hallak, Alexander A. Reiter, Leon G. Smith, Gary A. Dildy, Milton J. Finegold

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    Abstract

    Severe oligohydramnios and extremely dilated bowel filled with hyperechogenic material floating in fluid were the ultrasonographic findings in a fetus at 27 weeks' gestation. Vesicorectal communication and urethral-anal atresia permitted urine to empty into the colon, causing megacolon, oligohydramnios, and markedly increased intraabdominal pressure resulting in pulmonary hypoplasia.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)79-81
    Number of pages3
    JournalAmerican Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Volume167
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1 Jan 1992

    Keywords

    • Oligohydramnios
    • fetal megacolon
    • fetal vesicorectal fistula
    • pulmonary hypoplasia

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Obstetrics and Gynecology

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