Fetal intrauterine volvulus in cystic fibrosis

Purpose: Up to 15% of fetuses with cystic fibrosis develop meconium ileus and 50% of these are associated with perforation, volvulus and atresia. Intrauterine volvulus is a life threatening condition and rarely diagnosed prenatally. We present a case of intrauterine volvulus associated with cystic fibrosis in a mother with a previously affected child. Case: The 26-year-old, gravida 2, para 1 was referred at 35+3 gestational weeks for the planning of delivery. In the first pregnancy she had caesarean section at term for fetal meconium ileus and ileal atresia, with the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. In the current…