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Strangulation of the umbilical cord due to combined amniotic band and true knot
Author(s) -
Elchalal U.,
Ashkenazy M.,
Weissman A.,
Rosenman D.,
Blickstein I.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(92)90729-3
Subject(s) - medicine , knot (papermaking) , umbilical cord , amniotic band , amniotic band syndrome , cord , obstetrics , surgery , fetus , pregnancy , anatomy , genetics , biology , chemical engineering , engineering
A case of fetal death due to an amniotic band and an umbilical cord true knot is presented. To the best of our knowledge the simultaneous occurrence of true knot of cord and amniotic band has never been previously reported and may shed light on the possible time of true knot formation in this case.