Objective: We aimed to measure fetal adrenal gland sizes in the cases
of intrauterine growth restriction and to compare them with the fetuses
growing consistent with the week of gestation.
Methods: Forty-four cases diagnosed with intrauterine growth
restriction between 24 and 34 weeks of gestation were included in
the study as the study group and 44 cases in the similar weeks of gestation
and growing consistent with the week of gestation were
included in the study as the control group. The fetal adrenal gland
sizes of the cases were examined in the transverse sections of fetal
abdomens.
Results: No significant difference was found between the study and
control groups in terms of maternal age, gravida, parity, body mass
index and the week of gestation during diagnosis (p>0.05). The zscores
of total length, total width and cortex width of the fetal adrenal
glands were higher in the study group than the control group
which was statistically significant (p<0.001). The z-scores of the
medulla width of the fetal adrenal glands were lower in the study
group than the control group which was statistically significant
(p<0.001). There was no significant difference between the groups
in terms of the z-scores of the medulla length of the fetal adrenal
glands (p>0.05).
Conclusion: It is possible to consider that the changes observed in
the fetal adrenal gland sizes of the cases diagnosed with intrauterine
growth restriction is a result of chronic hypoxia associated with
uteroplacental failure and a component of poor fetal programming
associated with the long-term poor health outcomes.
Amaç: Fetal geliflim k›s›tl›l›¤› olgular›nda fetal adrenal bez boyutlar›
n›n ölçülmesi ve gebelik haftas› ile uyumlu geliflim gösteren fetüsler
ile karfl›laflt›r›lmas› amaçland›.
Yöntem: Gebeli¤in 24–34 haftalar› aras›nda, fetal geliflme k›s›tl›-
l›¤› tan›s› alan 44 olgu çal›flma grubu olarak ve benzer gebelik haftalar›
nda gebelik haftas› ile uyumlu geliflim gösteren 44 olgu ise
kontrol grubu olarak çal›flmaya dahil edildi. Olgular›n fetal adrenal
bez boyutlar› fetal abdomenin transvers kesitinde incelendi.
Bulgular: Çal›flma ve kontrol gruplar› aras›nda maternal yafl, gravida,
parite, vücut kitle indeksi ve tan› an›ndaki gebelik haftas› aç›-
s›ndan anlaml› fark saptanmad› (p>0.05). Fetal adrenal bez toplam
uzunlu¤u, toplam geniflli¤i ve korteks geniflli¤i z-skorlar› çal›flma
grubunda kontrol grubuna göre istatistiksel olarak anlaml› flekilde
yüksek saptand› (p<0.001). Fetal adrenal bez medulla geniflli¤i zskoru
ise çal›flma grubunda kontrol grubuna göre istatistiksel olarak
anlaml› flekilde düflük saptand› (p<0.001). Fetal adrenal bez
medulla uzunlu¤u z-skoru aç›s›ndan gruplar aras›nda anlaml› fark
yoktu (p>0.05).
Sonuç: Fetal geliflim k›s›tl›l›¤› tan›l› olgularda fetal adrenal bez
boyutlar›nda gözlenen de¤iflikliklerin uteroplasental yetmezli¤e
ba¤l› kronik hipoksinin bir sonucu oldu¤u ve uzun dönem olumsuz
sa¤l›k sonuçlar› ile iliflkili kötü fetal programlaman›n da bir bilefleni
oldu¤u düflünülebilir.