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Fetal anterior abdominal wall defects: prenatal imaging by magnetic resonance imaging

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Abdominal wall defects range from the mild umbilical cord hernia to the highly complex limb–body wall syndrome. The most common defects are gastroschisis and omphalocele, and the rarer ones include the exstrophy complex, pentalogy of Cantrell and limb–body wall syndrome. Although all have a common feature of viscera herniation through a defect in the anterior body wall, their imaging features and, more important, postnatal management, differ widely. Correct diagnosis of each entity is imperative in order to achieve appropriate and accurate prenatal counseling and postnatal management. In this paper, we discuss fetal abdominal wall defects and present diagnostic pearls to aid with diagnosis.

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  1. Radiology Department, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, 10104, USA

    Teresa Victoria & Ann M. Johnson

  2. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Teresa Victoria, Pablo Laje, Ann M. Johnson, William H. Peranteau & N. Scott Adzick

  3. Department of Pediatric Radiology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK

    Savvas Andronikou

  4. Division of Pediatric Urology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Diana Bowen, Dana A. Weiss & Douglas A. Canning

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Victoria, T., Andronikou, S., Bowen, D. et al. Fetal anterior abdominal wall defects: prenatal imaging by magnetic resonance imaging. Pediatr Radiol 48, 499–512 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-017-3914-x

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