Prenatal diagnostic criteria for body stalk anomaly.
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.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510.
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Hobbins
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography