Prenatal diagnosis of genital anomalies.

OBJECTIVES

This is a report of five cases of abnormal fetal genitalia detected by routine prenatal ultrasound.

METHODS

Retrospective review was conducted to identify all cases of abnormal fetal genitalia identified by routine obstetrical ultrasound at our institution in which postpartum follow-up was available.

RESULTS

Five cases of prenatal sonographically diagnosed abnormal fetal genitalia were confirmed postnatally. The abnormalities include ambiguous genitalia, severe hypospadias with unilateral cryptorchidism, megalourethra, and concealed penis. In all cases, other anomalies were discovered during the prenatal ultrasound.

CONCLUSIONS

Prenatal ultrasound may detect a variety of abnormalities of the fetal genitalia.