Turkish Journal of Pathology

Türk Patoloji Dergisi

Turkish Journal of Pathology

Turkish Journal of Pathology

2001, Vol 17, Num, 3-4     (Pages: 078-080)

MECKEL SYNDROME: A CASE REPORT.

ÖZUYSAL Sema 1, KİMYA Yalçın 2

1 Uludağ Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Patoloji Anabilim Dalı
2 Uludağ Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Kadın Hastlıkları ve Doğum Anabilim Dalı

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Summary

Meckel syndrome is an autosomal recessive inherited disease characterized by occipital encephalocele, postaxial polydactyly, cystic renal dysplasia and ductal plate malformation of the liver. In our case, the pregnancy was terminated, after the fetus demonstrated the evidence of cystic renal dysplasia, occipital encephalocele and oligohydroamnios, in the sonographical evaluation at the 23rd gestational week. Pathologic examination revealed that the fetus has ductal plate malformation of the liver, cerebellar agenesis and hypoplasia of the urinary bladder in additon to ultrasonographic findings. This case, in which the diagnosis was made prenatally by ultrasonographic examination, is presented because of its rarity.
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