İnflamatuar Bağırsak Hastalığı Tanılı Gebelerde Fetal Timusun Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Aim: To investigate the fetal thymic-thoracic ratio in pregnancies complicated with inflammatory bowel disease(IBD). Materials and Method: This case-control study included 26 pregnant women diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn’s Disease (CD) and 26 healthy pregnant women at 28-40 gestational weeks. The control group was selected from uncomplicated pregnancies matched by gestational age. Demographic characteristics, disease type, and disease activity were assessed after ultrasonographic evaluation. The thymic-thoracic ratio (TTR) was calculated by dividing the anteroposterior thymus measurement by the intrathoracic mediastinal diameter. Results: TTR measurements were 0.32±0.02 in the case group and 0.35±0.02 in the control group (p