title: Prenatal diagnostic criteria for body stalk anomaly.
abstract: Body stalk anomaly results in a severe body wall defect, maldevelopment of the hindgut, and the presence of a very rudimentary umbilical cord. A case of prenatally diagnosed body stalk anomaly is presented along with the discussion of the essential diagnostic criteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Winn
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hobbins
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography