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Prenatal diagnosis of vasa previa presenting as amniotic band. ‘A not so innocent amniotic band’
Author(s) -
Clerici G.,
Burnelli L.,
Lauro V.,
Pilu G. L.,
Di Renzo G. C.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.202
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1469-0705
pISSN - 0960-7692
DOI - 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1996.07010061.x
Subject(s) - medicine , amniotic band syndrome , amniotic band , obstetrics , amniotic sac , prenatal diagnosis , amniotic fluid , gynecology , pregnancy , fetus , genetics , biology
We describe a case in which the early antepartum diagnosis of vasa previa was made in an asymptomatic patient by means of color Doppler ultrasonography. A woman, gravida 3 para 1 at 22 weeks' gestation, was diagnosed as having an anterior low‐lying placenta, a velamentous cord insertion and an amniotic band with vessels traversing the internal cervical os towards a succenturiate lobe. At the 39th week, a Cesarean section was performed and a healthy female baby was born. Transvaginal color Doppler flow imaging facilitated the accurate diagnosis of this condition. Copyright © 1996 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology