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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2016; 26(01): 70-72
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.178336
Obs/Gynec

Prenatal detection of congenital high airway obstruction syndrome with encephalocele

Laxmi Devi Padmanabhan
Division of Perinatology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India
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Sheela Nampoothiri
Department of Paediatric Genetics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India
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Abstract

Congenital high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS) causes secondary morphological changes which can be detected on ultrasound. Here we report a case of congenital high airway obstruction with an occipital encephalocele detected at 23 weeks of gestation.

Keywords

Congenital high airway obstruction syndrome - dilated airway - encephalocele


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Article published online:
30 July 2021

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