Fetal Autopsy—A Game Changer!

Abstract

Fetal autopsy is one of the most useful investigations that can change or significantly add to the clinical diagnosis despite a prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of a fetal abnormality. It is often required to determine the cause of intrauterine death or miscarriages, provide recurrence risk, and is known to alter the final diagnosis and genetic counseling in nearly half of the cases. This article reviews the role of fetal autopsy and discusses its contributory role in confirming the diagnosis and its usefulness in the genetic counseling of cases with risk of recurrence in future pregnancies.

Keywords

fetal autopsy - perinatal pathology - perinatal autopsy - prenatal ultrasound - fetal anomalies

Patient Consent

Written informed consent was obtained from the patients for participation and publication of this study.

Ethics Approval

This was in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

Authors' Contributions

All authors contributed to the study's conception and design. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

Publikationsverlauf

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
16. November 2023

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