Yada Kunpalin1,2, Jan Deprest1,2,3, Ioannis Papastefanou4, Emma Bredaki1, Adalina Sacco1, Francesca Russo2,3, Jute Richter2,3, Katrien Jansen2,5, Sebastien Ourselin6, Paolo De Coppi2,7, Anna L David1,2, Fred Ushakov1, Luc De Catte2,3. 1. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK. 2. Department of Development and Regeneration, Cluster Woman and Child, Biomedical Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. 3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. 4. Fetal Medicine Clinic, Athens, Greece. 5. Department of Paediatrics, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. 6. School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, UK. 7. Great Ormond Street Institute of Child's Health, University College London, London, UK.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence and characterise corpus callosum (CC) abnormalities in fetuses with spina bifida aperta (SBA) between 18 and 26 weeks of gestation. METHODS: This was a retrospective study on fetuses with isolated SBA and who were assessed for fetal surgery. Digitally stored ultrasound images of the brain were reviewed for the presence/absence of the CC, and the length and diameter of its constituent parts (rostrum, genu, body and splenium). We used regression analysis to determine the relationship between CC abnormalities and gestational age, head circumference, ventricle size, lesion level and lesion type. RESULTS: Nearly three-quarters of fetuses with isolated SBA had an abnormal CC (71.7%, 76/106). Partial agenesis was most common in the splenium (18.9%, 20/106) and the rostrum (13.2%, 14/106). The most common abnormal pattern was of a short CC with normal diameter throughout. Of note, 20.8% (22/106) had a hypoplastic genu and 28.3% (30/106) had a thick body part. Larger lateral ventricle size was associated with partial agenesis of the CC (odds ratio [OR]: 0.14, p < 0.001) and inversely associated with a shorter CC (OR: 2.60, p < 0.01). CONCLUSION: An abnormal CC is common in fetuses with isolated SBA who are referred for fetal surgery.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence and characterise corpus callosum (CC) abnormalities in fetuses with spina bifida aperta (SBA) between 18 and 26 weeks of gestation. METHODS: This was a retrospective study on fetuses with isolated SBA and who were assessed for fetal surgery. Digitally stored ultrasound images of the brain were reviewed for the presence/absence of the CC, and the length and diameter of its constituent parts (rostrum, genu, body and splenium). We used regression analysis to determine the relationship between CC abnormalities and gestational age, head circumference, ventricle size, lesion level and lesion type. RESULTS: Nearly three-quarters of fetuses with isolated SBA had an abnormal CC (71.7%, 76/106). Partial agenesis was most common in the splenium (18.9%, 20/106) and the rostrum (13.2%, 14/106). The most common abnormal pattern was of a short CC with normal diameter throughout. Of note, 20.8% (22/106) had a hypoplastic genu and 28.3% (30/106) had a thick body part. Larger lateral ventricle size was associated with partial agenesis of the CC (odds ratio [OR]: 0.14, p < 0.001) and inversely associated with a shorter CC (OR: 2.60, p < 0.01). CONCLUSION: An abnormal CC is common in fetuses with isolated SBA who are referred for fetal surgery.
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