hrp0084p2-496 | Perinatal | ESPE2015

Serial 3-Dimensional Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Foetal Adrenal Volumes in the 2nd and 3rd Trimester of Pregnancy Characterises Human Adrenal Development in utero

Baftic Nerma , Katugampola Harshini , Meso Muriel , Allen Rebecca , Marleen Shemoon , Elahi Shezan , Aquilina Joe , Dunkel Leo , Storr Helen

Background: The human foetal adrenal (FA) undergoes vast physiological changes as pregnancy progresses. Original descriptions of FA development emerged following morphometric studies from spontaneous/medical terminations. These revealed the greatest increase in FA size was during the first trimester. Recently, sonographic evaluation of human FA volume and length has led to the creation of normal FA growth centiles and correlations between FA size and estimated foetal weight (E...