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Objective: Measurement of intracranial translucency (IT), which is a recent earlier recognizable sonographic marker, has been suggested for detection of spina bifida. In this prospective study we aimed to determine normative values of IT in the population of Turkish singleton pregnant women during the first trimester of pregnancy. Material and Methods:Between January 2011 and July 2011, all consecutive singleton pregnant women were screened for intracranial translucency. Pregnancies were followed until birth. Pregnancies with any detected/suspicious anatomical or genetic fetal anomalies, biochemical abnormalities, increased nuchal translucency measurements, pregnancies of artificial reproduction techniques and anomaly detected at birth were set to be excluded from the data analyses. Mean±standard deviation, median and percentile values of intracranial translucency were calculated. Linear regression analyses were done between the length of intracranial translucency and gestational week and CRL.Results: Data analyses included 201 fetuses. Median maternal age was 31 years. Median CRL was 62 mm. Median gestational week was 12.57 weeks. Median IT value for the first trimester was 1.7 mm (range 1.00-2.40). Calculated formulae are; IT (mm)=[0.237xGestational Week)]-1.27, R 2 =0.302; p<0.001 and IT (mm)=[0.020xCRL (mm)]+0.44, R 2 =0.381; p<0.001). IT measurements increased with increasing CRL and advancing gestational weeks. During follow up none of the fetuses was found to have any anatomical abnormality or anomaly. Conclusion:

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Objective: Evaluation of nasal bone improves the performance of firsttrimester screening for trisomy 21. In this retrospective study we aimed to determine normative values related to the measurement of nasal bone length of the Turkish population during the first trimester ultrasonographic fetal screening. Material and Methods:Medical records of singleton pregnancies, whose first trimester fetal screening was performed between 2004 and 2010, were evaluated retrospectively. Pregnancies with any detected/ suspicious anatomical or genetic fetal anomalies, biochemical abnormalities, increased nuchal translucency measurements, and pregnancies of artificial reproduction techniques were excluded from data analyses. Mean±standard deviation, median and percentile values of the length of nasal bone were calculated separately for 11 [0][1][2][3][4][5][6] , 12 0-6 and 13 0-6 gestational weeksResults: Nasal bone could be visualized in 99.6% of the included 1762 singleton pregnancies. In 16.5% of the cases nasal bones were only noted as present or absent. Mean maternal age was 29.67±4.50 years and mean gestational age was 12.54±0.61 weeks. Median values of nasal bone lengths were 1.7, 1.9, and 2.2 mm for 11 [0][1][2][3][4][5][6] , 12 0-6 and 13 0-6 gestational weeks respectively. Nasal bone length (NBL) increased linearly with advancing gestational age and CRL. NBL (mm) Conclusion:The present study presents normative values of nasal bone in the first trimester screening of normal singleton pregnancies of Turkish population. Nasal bone length increases with advancing gestational age and CRL. (J Turkish-German Gynecol Assoc 2011; 12: 225-8) Key words: Screening, nasal bone, pregnancy, ultrasonography, fetus Received: 11 August, 2011 Accepted: 26 September, 2011 Amaç: Birinci tirmester trizomi 21 taramas nda nazal kemik de erlendirmesi performans artt rmaktad r. Bu retrospektif çal mada Türk popülasyonundaki tekil gebeliklerde birinci trimester fetal nazal kemik ölçümlerinin gebelik haftalar na göre persentil da l mlar n n saptanmas amaçland .

Aim:The authors aimed to study larger intramural leiomyoma with a size of ≥ three cm on pregnancy outcome of singleton pregnancies compared with control group. Materials and Methods: The hospital records of all pregnancies followed between years of 2009 and 2013 were searched for the diagnosis of intramural leiomyoma in the second trimester ultrasonographic screening, past medical history, demographics, pregnancy follow up, and pregnancy outcomes of pregnant women. In the data analyses, 112 singleton pregnant women with intramural leiomyoma were included in the study group and 168 singleton pregnant women without leiomyoma were included in the control group. Results: The presence of pregnancy associated leiomyoma was found to be a risk factor for abortion (odds ratio (

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