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Ecografía del embarazo - Results

Nombres alternativos

Ecografía durante el embarazo; Sonograma obstétrico; Ultrasonografía obstétrica; Ultrasonido en el embarazo

Valores normales:

El feto, la placenta, el líquido amniótico y las estructuras circundantes son normales en apariencia y apropiadas para la edad gestacional.

Nota: los resultados normales pueden variar ligeramente. Hable con el médico acerca del significado de los resultados específicos de su examen.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Los resultados anormales de la ecografía se pueden deber a algunas de las siguientes afecciones:

Anomalías congénitas
Embarazo ectópico
Restricción en el crecimiento intrauterino
Embarazos múltiples
Aborto espontáneo
Problemas con la posición del bebé en el útero
Problemas con la placenta, como placenta previa y desprendimiento de placenta
Muy poco líquido amniótico
Demasiado líquido amniótico (polihidramnios)
Tumores del embarazo, incluyendo enfermedad trofoblástica gestacional
Otros problemas con los ovarios, el útero y demás estructuras pélvicas

Reviewed last on: 2/21/2010
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Richards DS. Ultrasound for pregnancy dating, growth, and the diagnosis of fetal malformations. In: Gabbe SG, Niebyl JR, Simpson JL, eds. Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2007:chap 9.

Taval VS, Glass CM. Emergency ultrasound. In: Marx JA, ed. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 197.

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