A Rare Form of Congenital Amniotic Band Syndrome: Total Circular Abdominal Constriction Band

Congenital amniotic band syndrome is a rare congenital abnormality with multiple disfiguring and disabling manifestations. A wide variety of clinical deformities are encountered, ranging from simple ring constrictions and minor digital defects to major craniofacial and visceral defects [1]. The abdomen is a rare location, and thus far, only a few cases of the abovementioned syndrome in the abdomen have been reported in the literature. Here, we report a child with a total circular congenital amniotic band of the abdomen, who was treated successfully by surgical excision. A 9-year-old boy was referred to our clinic with deformity of the abdominal region. He was born to nonconsangineous parents at 32 LETTER