Are fetal gender and gestational age related to the size of cisterna magna?

The purpose of this article was to explore whether the gestational age(GA)and gender could affect the size of the cisterna magna (CM). This study that included pregnant women who were between 20 ∼ 39 +6 . The recorded included BPD, HC, anteroposterior diameter of CM and gender. The fetuses were divi...

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Published in:The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine 2022-11, Vol.35 (22), p.4312-4317
Main Authors: Li, Yang, Zhu, Xue-Lin, Pan, Ming-Zhi, Ma, Zhe, Tao, Guo-Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cistern magna
fetal ultrasound
mega cisterna magna
prenatal diagnosis
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Summary:The purpose of this article was to explore whether the gestational age(GA)and gender could affect the size of the cisterna magna (CM). This study that included pregnant women who were between 20 ∼ 39 +6 . The recorded included BPD, HC, anteroposterior diameter of CM and gender. The fetuses were divided into normal and isolated enlargement of the CM (IECM)group for statistical analysis. Seven hundred ninety six fetuses with normal CM, 412 cases were boys and 384 cases were girls. 73 fetuses with IECM, 59 cases were boys and 14 cases were girls. The anteroposterior diameter of the CM increased with GA during 20-26 +6  weeks. After 27 weeks, the anteroposterior diameter of CM became stable. In the IECM group, the mean anteroposterior of male and female fetuses were 1.31 ± 0.18 cm and 1.24 ± 0.15 cm, respectively. The IECM fetus accounted for 8.4% of the total number of fetuses, male IECM accounted for 14.3% of normal male fetus, and female fetus was 3.6%, which showed that male fetus had a higher rate of IECM than female (χ2 = 21.6, p
ISSN:1476-7058
1476-4954
DOI:10.1080/14767058.2020.1849111