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Fetus Small for Gestational Age

MedGen UID:
340926
•Concept ID:
C1855652
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Finding
Synonyms: Fetal Growth Retardation; Fetal SGA; Fetal Small for Gestational Age; Intrauterine Growth Restriction

Definition

A fetus that does not grow beyond the 10th percentile of conventionally accepted weight for gestational age. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Small-for-gestational-age fetus diagnosed in the second trimester: Possible etiologies and short-term neonatal outcomes.
Pasquini L, Masini G, Cagninelli G, Polimeno T, Fratelli N, Fichera A, Prefumo F
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2023 Dec;102(12):1749-1755. Epub 2023 Sep 18 doi: 10.1111/aogs.14679. PMID: 37723850Free PMC Article
ISUOG Practice Guidelines: diagnosis and management of small-for-gestational-age fetus and fetal growth restriction.
Lees CC, Stampalija T, Baschat A, da Silva Costa F, Ferrazzi E, Figueras F, Hecher K, Kingdom J, Poon LC, Salomon LJ, Unterscheider J
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2020 Aug;56(2):298-312. doi: 10.1002/uog.22134. PMID: 32738107
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Childbearing Female Candidates for Bariatric Surgery, Pregnancy, and Post-partum Management After Bariatric Surgery.
Ciangura C, Coupaye M, Deruelle P, Gascoin G, Calabrese D, Cosson E, Ducarme G, Gaborit B, Lelièvre B, Mandelbrot L, Petrucciani N, Quilliot D, Ritz P, Robin G, Sallé A, Gugenheim J, Nizard J; BARIA-MAT Group
Obes Surg 2019 Nov;29(11):3722-3734. doi: 10.1007/s11695-019-04093-y. PMID: 31493139

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Impaired vascular growth in late adolescence after intrauterine growth restriction.
Brodszki J, Länne T, Marsál K, Ley D
Circulation 2005 May 24;111(20):2623-8. Epub 2005 May 9 doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.104.490326. PMID: 15883208

Diagnosis

Diagnosis and prognosis of congenital CMV infection: a case report and review of the literature.
Lazzarotto T, Gabrielli L, Guerra B, Cervi F, Piccirilli G, Simonazzi G, Chiereghin A, Bellini F, Landini MP
Scand J Clin Lab Invest Suppl 2014;244:34-40; discussion 39. doi: 10.3109/00365513.2014.936679. PMID: 25083891

Prognosis

Diagnosis and prognosis of congenital CMV infection: a case report and review of the literature.
Lazzarotto T, Gabrielli L, Guerra B, Cervi F, Piccirilli G, Simonazzi G, Chiereghin A, Bellini F, Landini MP
Scand J Clin Lab Invest Suppl 2014;244:34-40; discussion 39. doi: 10.3109/00365513.2014.936679. PMID: 25083891

Clinical prediction guides

Impaired vascular growth in late adolescence after intrauterine growth restriction.
Brodszki J, Länne T, Marsál K, Ley D
Circulation 2005 May 24;111(20):2623-8. Epub 2005 May 9 doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.104.490326. PMID: 15883208

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