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polyhydramnios
Wednesday 12 January 2005
Definition: Excess of amniotic fluid.
Associations - Predisposing factors - ETiology
multiple pregnancy major malformations
- anencephaly
- esophageal atresia
- congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- spina bifida
- small intestinal obstruction
- intestinal atresia
- fetal intestinal volvulus
chromosomal diseases
- trisomy 21
- trisomy 18
fetal myotonic dystrophia (Steinert myotonic dystrophia) Prader-Willi syndrome (#12704750#) myasthenia gravis (#8372081#) Perlman syndrome placental hemangioma
fetal macrosomia transfused fetus in twin-twin transfusion (#16969785#)
maternal diabetes mellitus
osteochondrodysplasias
- campomelic dysplasia
- chondrodysplasia punctata
Complications
premature onset of labor and prematurity cord prolapse fetal malpresentation postpartum hemorrhage
See also
hydrops fetalis
