Fetal ventriculomegaly treatment
Prenatal surgical management of fetal ventriculomegaly is still limited and associated with high risks. Postnatal management is similar to the treatment of other types of hydrocephalus 1).
Fetal ventriculomegaly is a complex condition and patients should undergo genetic counseling that even with apparently isolated ventriculomegaly, there remains the possibility of additional genetic and/or structural problems being diagnosed in up to 10% of fetuses 2).
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Alluhaybi AA, Altuhaini K, Ahmad M. Fetal Ventriculomegaly: A Review of Literature. Cureus. 2022 Feb 18;14(2):e22352. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22352. PMID: 35223331; PMCID: PMC8860673.
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Ryan GA, Start AO, Cathcart B, Hughes H, Denona B, Higgins S, Corcoran S, Walsh J, Carroll S, Mahony R, Crimmins D, Caird J, Robinson I, Colleran G, McParland P, McAuliffe FM. Prenatal Findings and Associated Survival Rates in Fetal Ventriculomegaly: A Prospective Observational Study. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2022 Apr 3. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14206. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35373343.