Surat, India.

Case report

This a case of a diastematomyelia diagnosed at 18 weeks of gestation. The patient was a  32-year-old G1P0 who conceived after intrauterine insemination. During the ultrasound examination, we discovered a bony septum arising from the vertebrae at the level of T10-T12 ( between 10th and 12th thoracic vertebrae). There was some widening of the spinal canal as well. There was no sign of spina bifida or any other abnormality.

Images 1,2: Image 1 shows a transverse scan of the fetal brain. Image 2 shows a sagittal view of the spine.

Images 3,4: Image 3 shows a widening of the spinal canal. Image 4 shows a echogenic longitudinal septum located in the spinal canal.

Images 5,6: 3D images of the bony septum of the thoracic spine, see arrow.

Image 7: 3D image of the longitudinal bony septum inside of the spinal canal.