Amniotic constriction band: A multidisciplinary assessment of etiology and clinical presentation.

We report a case of amniotic band syndrome complicated by constriction bands and marked distal swelling of both lower extremities. Color Doppler interrogation of the right lower extremity revealed complete lack of blood flow below the level of the constriction. Upon fetoscopic survey, the right lower extremity beyond the constriction band appeared dusky red and discolored with desquamation, con...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the influence of several magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences on amniotic fluid temperature and intrauterine sound pressure. MATERIAL AND METHODS Temperature and sound pressure measurements during MRI (1.5 T) in pregnant ewes were done. Linear levels and third octave band spectra were compared. RESULTS No significant changes in the temperature of amniotic flui...

In a study of amniotic fluid from 91 Down syndrome cases and 240 controls, we have shown that the median value of CA125 in pregnancies affected by Down syndrome on the whole reflects those observed in the maternal serum from 106 affected cases and 238 controls. The median MOM for CA125 in amniotic fluid from Down syndrome pregnancies was 1.04 and in maternal serum 1.06, neither value being sign...

The study of the features clinical course pregnancy, childbirth in women who have had COVID-19 at different periods gestation is relevant, especially context a modern pandemic. Purpose work. To determine with gestation. Materials and methods. 57 were ill Covid-19 stages pregnancy examined. Results discussion. peculiarities undergone diseases 1st trimesterinclude syndrome threatened abortion (73...

To cite: Mascarenhas MI, Ferreira M, Miguens J, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-009566 DESCRIPTION We presented a case of a female newborn (NB), the fifth daughter of healthy non-consanguineous parents. It was an uneventful biamniotic bicorionic pregnancy except for a prenatal diagnosis of a right clubfoot of the first twin at the 16th...

Potter syndrome (PS) is a term used to describe a typical physical appearance, which is the result of dramatically decreased amniotic fluid volume secondary to renal diseases such as bilateral renal agenesis (BRA). Other causes are abstraction of the urinary tract, autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD), autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and renal hypoplasia. I...

Fetuses with neural tube defects (NTDs) may be associated with syndromes, disorders, and maternal and fetal risk factors. This article provides a comprehensive review of syndromes, disorders, and maternal and fetal risk factors associated with NTDs, such as omphalocele, OEIS (omphalocele-exstrophy-imperforate anus-spinal defects) complex, pentalogy of Cantrell, amniotic band sequence, limb-body...