Open AccessCongenital Annular Constrictions Due to Amniotic Bands
Author(s) -
Isacsohn M.,
Aboulafia Y.,
Horowitz B.,
BenHur N.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347609156809
Subject(s) - amnion , medicine , amniotic band syndrome , amniotic band , fetus , clubfoot , amniotic fluid , constriction , placenta , anatomy , mesoderm , amniotic sac , pregnancy , surgery , obstetrics , embryonic stem cell , biology , deformity , biochemistry , genetics , gene
. Amniotic bands which become involved with fetal parts, especially the extremities, are producd by rupture of the amnion during pregnancy with the consequent union of the extra‐embryonic mesoderm in fibrous strings. An infant with the amniotic band syndrome, in whom an annular constriction of the left leg and right hand was found, is described. He was treated successfully by multiple Z‐plasties and a plaster cast to correct the clubfoot. The oedema of the leg persisted for 5 weeks and then subsided completely. The role of amniotic abnormalities in the production of congenital malformations is reappraised. The microscopic and histological investigation of the placenta and membranes should accompany every case of fetal malformation in abortuses, stillbirths, and affected newborn.