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| Limb-Body Wall Complex: Prenatal Sonographic Findings versus Autopsy Findings |
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| Mi Jin Song, M.D., Jeong Yeon Cho, M.D., Young Ho Lee, M.D. |
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| Department of Radiology, Samsung Cheil Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine |
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| PURPOSE : To evaluate prenatal ultrasonogrpahic findings of limb-body wall complex and to correlate them with autopsy
findings.
MATERIALS and METHODS : From October 1995 to June 2000, a retrospective review of prenatal ultrasonography
(US) of 11 patients with pathologically proven limb-body wall complex was done. US findings were then compared
with autopsy findings.
RESULTS : Prenatal ultrasonography revealed thoraco-abdominoschisis (n=7, 64%), kyphoscoliosis(n=7, 64%), cranial
defect(n=5, 45%), limb defect(n=4, 36%), facial defect(n=1, 10%), amniotic band(n=5, 45%), and umbilical
cord anomaly(n=3, 27%). Meanwhile, autopsy findings showed thoraco-abdominoschisis (n=8, 72%), limb
defect(n=7, 64%), facial defect(n=7, 64%), kyphoscoliosis(n=5, 45%), cranial defect(n=5, 45%), amniotic
band(n=5, 45%) and umbilical cord anomaly(n=4, 36%).
CONCLUSION : The most common ultrasonography features of limb-body wall complex were thoraco-abdominoschisis
and kyphoscoliosis while the thoraco-abdominoschisis and limb defects were the most frequent
findings at autopsy. |
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| Keyword : Fetus, abnormalities; Fetus, US |
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Journal of Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine 2001 ; 20 (2) : p.129 - 135
