Maternal Floor Infarction Ultrasound

Maternal floor infarction is a relatively rare condition characterized clinically by severe early onset fetal growth restriction with features of uteroplacental insufficiency.

Maternal floor infarction ultrasound.

The enveloped villi become atrophic and avascular. It has a very high recurrence rate and carries a significant risk or fetal demise. The term infarction is a misnomer because true placental infarcts result from arterial occlusion and ischemic necrosis of the villi. Maternal floor infarction mfi is an uncommon placental disease associated with recurrent third trimester fetal loss and intrauterine growth retardation iugr usually severe.

Maternal floor infarction is a relatively rare condition characterized clinically by severe early onset fetal growth restriction with features of uteroplacental insufficiency. It has a very high recurrence rate and carries a significant risk or fetal demise. In this study of mfi and the related placental disorder massive perivillous fibrin deposition mfd semiquantitative histologic criteria for these diagnoses are defined and rates of iugr and recurrence are assessed. The disease is characterized by extensive fibrin deposition in the intervillous spaces.

To compare cranial ultrasound studies and neurodevelopmental outcome of preterm infants affected by maternal floor infarction mfi of the placenta to gestational age matched controls. Maternal floor infarction mfi is a poorly understood placental lesion reportedly associated with intrauterine growth restriction iugr and recurrence. Management of an underrecognized pathology nada al sahan1 david grynspan2 3 peter von dadelszen5 and andrée gruslin1 4 1department of obs gyn division of maternal.