Case Report
Strangulation of the umbilical cord by an amnion band - a rare cause of intrauterine demise: a case report
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* Corresponding author: Konstantinos Chatzigeorgiou chatzkon@hotmail.com
1 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Ring Road, Nea Efkarpia, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece
2 Department of Pathology, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Ring Road, Nea Efkarpia, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece
Cases Journal 2009, 2:9108 doi:10.1186/1757-1626-2-9108
Published: 29 November 2009Abstract
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 strangulation of the umbilical cord in a very impressive way.
Conclusion
Constriction of the umbilical cord by an amniotic band is extremely rare and very hard, if not impossible, to diagnose with antenatal sonography.