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. 2009 Nov 29:2:9108.
doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-9108.

Strangulation of the umbilical cord by an amnion band - a rare cause of intrauterine demise: a case report

Konstantinos Chatzigeorgiou  1 , Theodoros Theodoridis, Ioannis Efstratiou, Apostolos Athanasiadis, Leonidas Zepiridis, Filippos Tzevelekis, Basil Tarlatzis
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Strangulation of the umbilical cord by an amnion band - a rare cause of intrauterine demise: a case report

Konstantinos Chatzigeorgiou et al. Cases J. .

Abstract

Introduction: The amniotic band syndrome has a scarce prevalence and intrauterine death as a result of amniotic bands formation is extremely rare.

Case presentation: We present an illustrative case of intrauterine death of an embryo in the 24th gestational week in an 30-year old primigravida. The death was ascribed to the twisting of the umbilical cord around the left upper extremity, causing a strangulation of the umbilical cord in a very impressive way.

Conclusion: Constriction of the umbilical cord by an amniotic band is extremely rare and very hard, if not impossible, to diagnose with antenatal sonography.

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Figure 1
Twisting of the umbilical cord around the left upper extremity, causing a strangulation of the umbilical cord.
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Figure 2
Insertion of the umbilical cord at the hypoplastic and severely deformed left hand.
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