Sonographic Diagnosis of Fetal Adrenal Hemorrhage Complicating a Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation
Background: The vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation (VGAM) is a rare intracranial vascular malformation which causes end-organ ischemia or venous congestion due to heart failure. Adrenal hemorrhage associated with VGAM has not been reported in the literature. We present the imaging findings of a f...
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| author | Mehmet Serdar Kütük Selim Doğanay Süreyya Burcu Görkem Ahmet Özdemir Adnan Öztürk |
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| description | Background: The vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation (VGAM) is a rare intracranial vascular malformation which causes end-organ ischemia or venous congestion due to heart failure. Adrenal hemorrhage associated with VGAM has not been reported in the literature. We present the imaging findings of a fetal VGAM with adrenal hemorrhage.
Case Report: A 26 year-old primigravida woman whose fetus with VGAM and mild cardiomegaly was scanned in the 34th week. On fetal ultrasound, a hyperechoic, well-circumscribed mass in the left suprarenal region was shown. Fetal and postnatal magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the diagnosis of adrenal hemorrhage. The baby died after delivery.
Conclusion: Adrenal hemorrhage can complicate VGAM in fetuses with severe heart failure. Evaluation of the adrenal gland in affected cases may contribute to the prenatal counseling, and postnatal management. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb0363fff5034c9fa2307e07020ea3f02023-02-15T16:17:07ZengGalenos Publishing HouseBalkan Medical Journal2146-31232146-31312016-02-0133111211410.5152/balkanmedj.2015.151118Sonographic Diagnosis of Fetal Adrenal Hemorrhage Complicating a Vein of Galen Aneurysmal MalformationMehmet Serdar Kütük0Selim Doğanay1Süreyya Burcu Görkem2Ahmet Özdemir3Adnan Öztürk4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, TurkeyDepartment of Radiology, Division of Pediatric Radiology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, TurkeyDepartment of Radiology, Division of Pediatric Radiology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatalogy, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatalogy, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, TurkeyBackground: The vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation (VGAM) is a rare intracranial vascular malformation which causes end-organ ischemia or venous congestion due to heart failure. Adrenal hemorrhage associated with VGAM has not been reported in the literature. We present the imaging findings of a fetal VGAM with adrenal hemorrhage. Case Report: A 26 year-old primigravida woman whose fetus with VGAM and mild cardiomegaly was scanned in the 34th week. On fetal ultrasound, a hyperechoic, well-circumscribed mass in the left suprarenal region was shown. Fetal and postnatal magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the diagnosis of adrenal hemorrhage. The baby died after delivery. Conclusion: Adrenal hemorrhage can complicate VGAM in fetuses with severe heart failure. Evaluation of the adrenal gland in affected cases may contribute to the prenatal counseling, and postnatal management.http://balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php?lang=en&id=175Adrenal hemorrhagefetalultrasoundvein of Galen aneurysmal malformation |
| spellingShingle | Mehmet Serdar Kütük Selim Doğanay Süreyya Burcu Görkem Ahmet Özdemir Adnan Öztürk Sonographic Diagnosis of Fetal Adrenal Hemorrhage Complicating a Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation Balkan Medical Journal Adrenal hemorrhage fetal ultrasound vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation |
| title | Sonographic Diagnosis of Fetal Adrenal Hemorrhage Complicating a Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation |
| title_full | Sonographic Diagnosis of Fetal Adrenal Hemorrhage Complicating a Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation |
| title_fullStr | Sonographic Diagnosis of Fetal Adrenal Hemorrhage Complicating a Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sonographic Diagnosis of Fetal Adrenal Hemorrhage Complicating a Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation |
| title_short | Sonographic Diagnosis of Fetal Adrenal Hemorrhage Complicating a Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation |
| title_sort | sonographic diagnosis of fetal adrenal hemorrhage complicating a vein of galen aneurysmal malformation |
| topic | Adrenal hemorrhage fetal ultrasound vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation |
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