Assessment of fetal adrenal gland and thymothoracic ratio in preterm premature membrane rupture: a prospective case-control study
The findings suggest that alterations in fetal thymus and adrenal medulla sizes are associated with PPROM and may serve as potential biomarkers for its diagnosis and prognosis. Further large-scale studies are warranted to validate these parameters and explore their clinical applications.
Authors
- Esra Karataş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3474-2398)
- Dilek Şahın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8567-9048)
- Özgür Kara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4204-0014)
- Atakan Tanaçan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8209-8248)
- Betül Akgün Aktaş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4523-011X)
- Gülnihal Reyhan Toptaş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6814-8373)
- Burcu Bozkurt Özdal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6644-3890)
- Hüseyin Kayaalp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8372-0518)
Institutions
- Başkent University Hospital (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Perinatal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1515/jpm-2025-0261
- Primary Topic
- Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00