Succenturiate lobe of placenta with vessel anomaly: a case report of prenatal diagnosis and literature review

• Published in: Clinical imaging Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. 747 - 750
• Main Authors: Cavaliere, Anna Franca, Rosati, Paolo, Ciliberti, Paola, Buongiorno, Silvia, Guariglia, Lorenzo, Scambia, Giovanni, Tintoni, Mauro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2014; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Abnormalities, Multiple - diagnostic imaging; Adult; Cesarean section; Diagnosis, Differential; Doppler ultrasonography; Female; Fetal vascular anomalies; Humans; Membranes; Placenta; Placenta - abnormalities; Placenta - diagnostic imaging; Placenta Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Placental anomalies; Pregnancy; Radiology; Succenturiate placenta; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color - methods; Ultrasonography, Prenatal - methods; Vascular Malformations - diagnostic imaging; Womens health; Doppler ultrasonography; Placenta; Placental anomalies; Succenturiate placenta; Fetal vascular anomalies
• ISSN: 0899-7071; 1873-4499
• DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2014.01.018

Abstract We report the case of a 33-year-old woman with antenatal ultrasound diagnosis of succenturiate placental lobe at 33 weeks confirmed by B-flow rendering, describing the advantages of the application of color Doppler to diagnosis and management of placental anomalies. We searched studies about antenatal diagnosis of succenturiate placental lobe, including only cases in which color Doppler was used. This case underlines the importance of color Doppler in increasing the accuracy of diagnosis and achieving an improved differential diagnosis.