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Fetal head anomaly

MedGen UID:
1814390
•Concept ID:
C5676826
•
Congenital Abnormality
HPO: HP:0034245

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFetal head anomaly

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Fetal macrocephaly: Pathophysiology, prenatal diagnosis and management.
Shinar S, Chitayat D, Shannon P, Blaser S
Prenat Diagn 2023 Dec;43(13):1650-1661. Epub 2023 Nov 27 doi: 10.1002/pd.6473. PMID: 38009873
ISUOG Practice Guidelines: ultrasound assessment of fetal biometry and growth.
Salomon LJ, Alfirevic Z, Da Silva Costa F, Deter RL, Figueras F, Ghi T, Glanc P, Khalil A, Lee W, Napolitano R, Papageorghiou A, Sotiriadis A, Stirnemann J, Toi A, Yeo G
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2019 Jun;53(6):715-723. doi: 10.1002/uog.20272. PMID: 31169958
Fetal neck tumors - antenatal and intrapartum management.
Kornacki J, Skrzypczak J
Ginekol Pol 2017;88(5):266-269. doi: 10.5603/GP.a2017.0050. PMID: 28580573

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Effectiveness and safety of prenatal valacyclovir for congenital cytomegalovirus infection: systematic review and meta-analysis.
D'Antonio F, Marinceu D, Prasad S, Khalil A
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2023 Apr;61(4):436-444. doi: 10.1002/uog.26136. PMID: 36484439
Refining the Neuroimaging Definition of the Dandy-Walker Phenotype.
Whitehead MT, Barkovich MJ, Sidpra J, Alves CA, Mirsky DM, Öztekin Ö, Bhattacharya D, Lucato LT, Sudhakar S, Taranath A, Andronikou S, Prabhu SP, Aldinger KA, Haldipur P, Millen KJ, Barkovich AJ, Boltshauser E, Dobyns WB, Mankad K
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2022 Oct;43(10):1488-1493. Epub 2022 Sep 22 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7659. PMID: 36137655Free PMC Article
Fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion and pulmonary hypertension in moderate congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
Donepudi R, Belfort MA, Shamshirsaz AA, Lee TC, Keswani SG, King A, Ayres NA, Fernandes CJ, Sanz-Cortes M, Nassr AA, Espinoza AF, Style CC, Espinoza J
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2022 Dec;35(25):6967-6972. Epub 2021 Jun 6 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1932806. PMID: 34096456
Cytomegalovirus infection during pregnancy: state of the science.
Leruez-Ville M, Foulon I, Pass R, Ville Y
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020 Sep;223(3):330-349. Epub 2020 Feb 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.02.018. PMID: 32105678
Prenatal cocaine exposure.
Keller RW Jr, Snyder-Keller A
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2000;909:217-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb06684.x. PMID: 10911932

Diagnosis

Effectiveness and safety of prenatal valacyclovir for congenital cytomegalovirus infection: systematic review and meta-analysis.
D'Antonio F, Marinceu D, Prasad S, Khalil A
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2023 Apr;61(4):436-444. doi: 10.1002/uog.26136. PMID: 36484439
First-trimester fetal neurosonography: technique and diagnostic potential.
Volpe N, Dall'Asta A, Di Pasquo E, Frusca T, Ghi T
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2021 Feb;57(2):204-214. doi: 10.1002/uog.23149. PMID: 33049801
Blake's Pouch Cyst.
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), Post A, Norton ME, Monteagudo A
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020 Dec;223(6):B47-B50. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.08.187. PMID: 33757627
Absent nasal bone.
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Benacerraf BR, Bromley B, Jelin AC
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2019 Nov;221(5):B6-B7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.08.049. PMID: 31679594
Prenatal imaging of posterior fossa disorders. A review.
Massoud M, Guibaud L
Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2018 Nov;22(6):972-988. Epub 2018 Aug 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2018.07.007. PMID: 30143392

Therapy

Effectiveness and safety of prenatal valacyclovir for congenital cytomegalovirus infection: systematic review and meta-analysis.
D'Antonio F, Marinceu D, Prasad S, Khalil A
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2023 Apr;61(4):436-444. doi: 10.1002/uog.26136. PMID: 36484439
Cytomegalovirus infection during pregnancy: state of the science.
Leruez-Ville M, Foulon I, Pass R, Ville Y
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020 Sep;223(3):330-349. Epub 2020 Feb 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.02.018. PMID: 32105678
Influence of mineral and vitamin supplements on pregnancy outcome.
Hovdenak N, Haram K
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2012 Oct;164(2):127-32. Epub 2012 Jul 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.06.020. PMID: 22771225
Fetal warfarin syndrome.
Hou JW
Chang Gung Med J 2004 Sep;27(9):691-5. PMID: 15605910
Fetal valproate syndrome.
Clayton-Smith J, Donnai D
J Med Genet 1995 Sep;32(9):724-7. doi: 10.1136/jmg.32.9.724. PMID: 8544193Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Effectiveness and safety of prenatal valacyclovir for congenital cytomegalovirus infection: systematic review and meta-analysis.
D'Antonio F, Marinceu D, Prasad S, Khalil A
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2023 Apr;61(4):436-444. doi: 10.1002/uog.26136. PMID: 36484439
Blake's Pouch Cyst.
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), Post A, Norton ME, Monteagudo A
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020 Dec;223(6):B47-B50. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.08.187. PMID: 33757627
Cytomegalovirus infection during pregnancy: state of the science.
Leruez-Ville M, Foulon I, Pass R, Ville Y
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020 Sep;223(3):330-349. Epub 2020 Feb 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.02.018. PMID: 32105678
Absent nasal bone.
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Benacerraf BR, Bromley B, Jelin AC
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2019 Nov;221(5):B6-B7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.08.049. PMID: 31679594
Median Facial Cleft.
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Benacerraf BR, Bromley B, Jelin AC
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2019 Nov;221(5):B22-B24. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.08.055. PMID: 31679592

Clinical prediction guides

Discovering a new part of the phenotypic spectrum of Coffin-Siris syndrome in a fetal cohort.
van der Sluijs PJ, Joosten M, Alby C, Attié-Bitach T, Gilmore K, Dubourg C, Fradin M, Wang T, Kurtz-Nelson EC, Ahlers KP, Arts P, Barnett CP, Ashfaq M, Baban A, van den Born M, Borrie S, Busa T, Byrne A, Carriero M, Cesario C, Chong K, Cueto-González AM, Dempsey JC, Diderich KEM, Doherty D, Farholt S, Gerkes EH, Gorokhova S, Govaerts LCP, Gregersen PA, Hickey SE, Lefebvre M, Mari F, Martinovic J, Northrup H, O'Leary M, Parbhoo K, Patrier S, Popp B, Santos-Simarro F, Stoltenburg C, Thauvin-Robinet C, Thompson E, Vulto-van Silfhout AT, Zahir FR, Scott HS, Earl RK, Eichler EE, Vora NL, Wilnai Y, Giordano JL, Wapner RJ, Rosenfeld JA, Haak MC, Santen GWE
Genet Med 2022 Aug;24(8):1753-1760. Epub 2022 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.04.010. PMID: 35579625Free PMC Article
Fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion and pulmonary hypertension in moderate congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
Donepudi R, Belfort MA, Shamshirsaz AA, Lee TC, Keswani SG, King A, Ayres NA, Fernandes CJ, Sanz-Cortes M, Nassr AA, Espinoza AF, Style CC, Espinoza J
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2022 Dec;35(25):6967-6972. Epub 2021 Jun 6 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1932806. PMID: 34096456
The role of upper airway endoscopy in craniofacial malformations.
Manica D, Schweiger C
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2021 Dec;26(6):101293. Epub 2021 Sep 20 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2021.101293. PMID: 34561176
Cytomegalovirus infection during pregnancy: state of the science.
Leruez-Ville M, Foulon I, Pass R, Ville Y
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020 Sep;223(3):330-349. Epub 2020 Feb 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.02.018. PMID: 32105678
Prenatal cocaine exposure.
Keller RW Jr, Snyder-Keller A
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2000;909:217-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb06684.x. PMID: 10911932

Recent systematic reviews

Effectiveness and safety of prenatal valacyclovir for congenital cytomegalovirus infection: systematic review and meta-analysis.
D'Antonio F, Marinceu D, Prasad S, Khalil A
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2023 Apr;61(4):436-444. doi: 10.1002/uog.26136. PMID: 36484439
First-Trimester Crown-Rump Length and Risk of Chromosomal Aberrations-A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Sagi-Dain L, Peleg A, Sagi S
Obstet Gynecol Surv 2017 Oct;72(10):603-609. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000000490. PMID: 29059452
Prenatally diagnosed fetal tumors of the head and neck: a systematic review with antenatal and postnatal outcomes over the past 20 years.
Tonni G, Granese R, Martins Santana EF, Parise Filho JP, Bottura I, Borges Peixoto A, Giacobbe A, Azzerboni A, Araujo Júnior E
J Perinat Med 2017 Feb 1;45(2):149-165. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2016-0074. PMID: 27508950
Adverse Fetal and Neonatal Outcome and an Abnormal Vertebral Pattern: A Systematic Review.
Schut PC, Cohen-Overbeek TE, Galis F, Ten Broek CM, Steegers EA, Eggink AJ
Obstet Gynecol Surv 2016 Dec;71(12):741-750. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000000388. PMID: 28005137
Fetal brain imaging in isolated congenital heart defects - a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Jansen FA, Everwijn SM, Scheepjens R, Stijnen T, Peeters-Scholte CM, van Lith JM, Haak MC
Prenat Diagn 2016 Jul;36(7):601-13. Epub 2016 Jun 19 doi: 10.1002/pd.4842. PMID: 27187181

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