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Case Reports
. 2011:2011:645487.
doi: 10.1155/2011/645487. Epub 2011 Jul 18.

Severe fetal distress and umbilical cord strangulation

Giovanni Larciprete  1 , Carlotta Montagnoli, Paolo Fusco
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Case Reports

Severe fetal distress and umbilical cord strangulation

Giovanni Larciprete et al. Case Rep Med. 2011.

Abstract

We describe an extreme case of amniotic band syndrome, presented with fetal stress during labor and associated with strangulation of umbilical cord.

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Figure 1
Fetal heart rate monitoring: (a,b). Persistent decreased variability (<5 bpm).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Umbilical cord strangulation: (a) Entrapment of umbilical cord by amniotic band. (b) Visualization of amniotic band.
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