Objectives: To determine the importance of nuchal translucence in fetuses 11 to 13 +6 weeks, identifying characteristics, association with chromosomal anomalies and differences between cystic hygroma and increased nuchal translucency. Design: Prospective cross-sectional study. Setting: Instituto Latinoamericano de Salud Reproductiva, Lima, Peru. Participants: Pregnant women and their fetuses with prenatal cytogenetic diagnosis. Interventions: Between 2007 and June 2012, 266 cases with prenatal cytogenetic diagnosis had 230 amniocentesis after 14 gestational weeks and 36 chorionic villi biopsy (CVS) between 11-13 gestational weeks. Main outcome measures:Prenatal ultrasound markers. Results: One hundred and six cases of chromosomal abnormalities (39.9%) were found. Cystic hygroma (CH) was more often found than nuchal translucency (NT) (30.8% versus 11.3%) associated with chrom...

Objectives: To determine the importance of nuchal translucence in fetuses 11 to 13 +6 weeks, identifying characteristics, association with chromosomal anomalies and differences between cystic hygroma and increased nuchal translucency. Design: Prospective cross-sectional study. Setting: Instituto Latinoamericano de Salud Reproductiva, Lima, Peru. Participants: Pregnant women and their fetuses with prenatal cytogenetic diagnosis. Interventions: Between 2007 and June 2012, 266 cases with prenatal cytogenetic diagnosis had 230 amniocentesis after 14 gestational weeks and 36 chorionic villi biopsy (CVS) between 11-13 gestational weeks. Main outcome measures:Prenatal ultrasound markers. Results: One hundred and six cases of chromosomal abnormalities (39.9%) were found. Cystic hygroma (CH) was more often found than nuchal translucency (NT) (30.8% versus 11.3%) associated with chrom...