TABLE 3.
Prenatal extracardiac findings associated with the fetal phenotype of 22q11.2
| Central nervous system | 38% (16/42) |
| Asymmetric lateral ventricles | 31% (5/16) |
| Prominent cavum septum pellucidum | 37.5% (6/16) |
| Mega cisterna magna | 12.5% (2/16) |
| Neural tube defect | 25% (4/16) |
| Gastrointestinal | 9.5% (4/42) |
| Tracheoesophageal fistula (one with associated imperforate anus) | 50% (2/4) |
| Umbilical cord hernia | 25% (1/4) |
| Umbilical Vein Varix | 25% (1/4) |
| Genitourinary | 17% (7/42) |
| Dilated renal pelves/pyelectasis | 71% (5/7) |
| Bilateral ureteocele | 14% (1/7) |
| Unilateral multicystic dysplastic kidney | 14% (1/7) |
| Pulmonary | 7% (3/42) |
| Congenital diaphragmatic hernia | 67% (2/3) |
| Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation | 33% (1/3) |
| Craniofacial dysmorphology | 21% (9/42) |
| Bilateral cleft lip/palate | 10% (1/10) |
| Small ears | 60% (6/10) |
| Micrognathia | 10% (1/10) |
| Hypotelorism | 10% (1/10) |
| Bulbous nose | 10% (1/10) |
| Skeletal | 19% (8/42) |
| Bilateral talipes | 25% (2/8) |
| Anomalous vertebrae | 50% (4/8) |
| Pectus carinatum | 12.5% (1/8) |
| Short long bones | 12.5% (1/8) |
| Small/hypoplastic thymus | 26% (11/42) |
| Polyhydramnios | 31% (13/42) |
| Single umbilical artery | 2% (1/42) |
Cranial dysmorphology represents nine individual cases. One case had both hypertelorism and small ears.