Goldston syndrome.

Zainab Hussain; Imrana Masroor; Qurrat Ul Ain Haider; Tariq  Alam

Author(s)

Zainab Hussain Department of Radiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Imrana Masroor Department of Radiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Qurrat Ul Ain Haider Department of Radiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Tariq Alam Department of Radiology, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract

Goldston syndrome is a rare entity describing the association of polycystic kidneys and Dandy Walker malformation with or without hepatic fibrosis. A 28 years old pregnant woman came to radiology department for the first antenatal scan. Ultrasound showed a single fetus corresponding to 27 week of gestation. The fetal brain revealed deficient vermis with a posterior fossa cyst communicating with the 4th ventricle suggestive of Dandy-Walker malformation (DWM). The kidneys were enlarged, and echogenic containing small cysts with associated amniotic fluid index of 5 cm suggestive of Oligohydramnios. A diagnosis of Goldston syndrome was suggested. These findings were confirmed on post natal head and renal ultrasound.

Publication Details

Page(s) 242-244

DOI DOI not available

Published Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 21, Issue: 4, Year: 2011

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