Adrenal gland size in growth restricted fetuses
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Sandra Heese
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Kerstin Hammer
Abstract
Objective
To compare the adrenal gland size of fetal growth restricted (FGR) and normal control fetuses.
Study design
In this prospective study the adrenal gland size of 63 FGR fetuses and 343 normal controls was measured between 20 and 41 weeks of gestation. The total width and the medulla width were measured in a new standardized transversal plane. The cortex width and a calculated ratio of the total and medulla width (adrenal gland ratio) were compared between both groups.
Results
The mean cortex width and the adrenal gland ratio in FGR fetuses were higher in comparison to the controls (P<0.001; P=0.036, respectively). The cortex width correlated positively with the gestational age (control group: P<0.001; FGR group: P=0.089) whilst the adrenal gland ratio showed no association with the gestational age (control group: P=0.153; FGR group: P=0.314).
Conclusion
The adrenal gland cortex width and the adrenal gland ratio were increased in FGR fetuses compared to normal fetuses.
Author’s statement
Conflict of interest: Authors state no conflict of interest.
Material and methods: Informed consent: Informed consent has been obtained from all individuals included in this study.
Ethical approval: The research related to human subject use has complied with all the relevant national regulations, and institutional policies, and is in accordance with the tenets of the Helsinki Declaration, and has been approved by the authors’ institutional review board or equivalent committee.
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- Corner of Academy
- Is pravastatin a milestone in the prevention and treatment of preeclampsia?
- Research articles – Obstetrics
- Ultrasound study of fetal movements in singleton and twin pregnancies at 12–19 weeks
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- Effects of tributyltin on placental cytokine production
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- Thromboprophylaxis in pregnant women with thrombophilia and a history of thrombosis
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