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. 2004 Jan;60(1):77-80.
doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(04)80169-2. Epub 2011 Jul 21.

Limb Body Wall Complex

J D'Souza  1 , I K Indrajit  1 , S Menon  2
Affiliations

Limb Body Wall Complex

J D'Souza et al. Med J Armed Forces India. 2004 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: Abdominal wall defects; Limb-body-wall complex; Ultrasonography.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Colour flow imaging scans of the fetus showing a large ill defined abdominal wall defect through which the abdominal contents herniate into the extra embryonic coelom. The eviscerated organs form a complex, bizarre appearing mass entangled with membranes. The diaphragm is absent
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Colour flow imaging showing a single umbilical artery within a short umbilical cord connecting the fetus
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Photographs of the aborted fetus swhows herniation of abdominal contents through a large defect with the eviscerated organs form a compled bizarre appearing mass entangled with membranes. An extracorporeal liver is present. The umbilical cord is short, straight, incompletely covered by amnion and adherent to the placental membranes as well as the eviscerated mass
Fig. 4
Fig. 4
Plain radiographs of the aborted fetus display markedly diminished thoracic and abdominal circumference. The eviscerated organs form a compled, bizarre appearing mass. Clubfoot is present at right side
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