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 abdo...

Amniotic constriction band is a rare clinical entity with varied manifestations that range from a combination of congenital malformations to isolated malformations that are unique to each patient. The etiology of this entity remains unknown. Herein, we highlight two cases of amniotic constriction band that presented to our unit with unique clinical characteristics. To the best of our knowledge,...

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...

Apical constriction typically accompanies inward folding of an epithelial sheet. In recent years there has been progress in understanding mechanisms of apical constriction and their contribution to morphogenetic processes. Sea urchin embryos form a specialized region of ectoderm, the ciliary band, which is a strip of epithelium, three to five cells wide, encircling the oral ectoderm and functio...

The amniotic band syndrome can cause a wide range of anomalies and the most common associated include amputations, constriction bands, encephalocele, acrania, syndactyly, craniofacial defects, club feet cleft lip. Vertebral abdominal wall defects such as gastroschisis scoliosis are extremely rare. A 19-year-old female, G1P0 (primi) presented to our outpatient department for her first antenatal ...

Rubber band syndrome aka Dhaga is a rare entity mostly seen in young population communities where rubber bands/mauli dhaga are worn over the wrist for decorative or religious purposes. If long duration, then it produces constrictive features burrowing through skin and subcutaneous tissue.