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Re: fetal echogenic bowel From: Dave Berck (djberck@yahoo.com) Wed Aug 4 15:22:55 2004 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: DuBose, Terry: "Re: fetal echogenic bowel" Previous message: Allen Worrall: "Re: fetal echogenic bowel" In reply to: Allen Worrall: "Re: fetal echogenic bowel" Next in thread: DuBose, Terry: "Re: fetal echogenic bowel" I agree. I also think that echogenic bowel is often diagnosed when it is really not there. I have found the best way is to use a 5MHz transducer and turn down the gain. If the bowel disappears before the bone does, it's not echogenic bowel. --- Allen Worrall <jworrall@alaska.net> wrote: > Was the echogenic bowel found on a transvaginal scan > using a high frequency > transducer? High frequency transducers will make > bowel look echogenic. > > If the fetus swallowed blood, I think that can cause > echogenic bowel. > > The SCREENING tests for Down have indicated low > RISK. No DIAGNOSTIC tests > have been done, so you do not know for certain that > the fetus does not have > Down. > > I think many of the experts (some I hope will > respond your message) would > agree with the patient's decision not to have an > invasive test: I think many > would feel that isolated echogenic bowel is not an > indication for > amniocentesis. > > Allen > > Joseph A Worrall MD RDMS > OB/GYN Ultrasound at the Fairbanks Clinic > Fairbanks, AK 99701 > http://www.obgynsono.com >> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Yiannis Nickolidakis" > <nickolidakis@geneticsunit.gr> > To: "Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND" > <ultrasound@dns.obgyn.net> > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 6:33 AM > Subject: fetal echogenic bowel > > > An ultrasound scan during 18th week of a 29 years > old healthy > > primigravida revealed certain fetal echogenic > bowel. > > No other abnormalities were seen. > > She had no vaginal bleeding since now. > > Nuchal translucency on 12th week was <2mm. > > Triplo test shows 1:10.000 risk for Down syndrome. > > Serologic tests for congenital infections are > negative. > > The pregnant is not carrier of a known mutation of > cystic fibrosis gene. > > She is not positive to do an amniocentesis for > fetal karyotyping. > > If this embryo has no Down syndrome, not cystic > fibrosis, not congenital > > infection, what else could it has? > > Dr. > Yiannis Nickolidakis > > > Greece > > http://www.medpages.obgyn.net/geneticsunit.gr > > > ===== David J. Berck, MD, MPH Next message: DuBose, Terry: "Re: fetal echogenic bowel" Previous message: Allen Worrall: "Re: fetal echogenic bowel" In reply to: Allen Worrall: "Re: fetal echogenic bowel" Next in thread: DuBose, Terry: "Re: fetal echogenic bowel"

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