Amnion rupture in the second trimester.
Two cases of amnion rupture are presented in 'low-risk' pregnancies. One case ended in fetal death in utero at 21 weeks. The other resulted in the preterm delivery of an otherwise normal male with mild amniotic band syndrome.
Ultrasound Department, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria.
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Hewitt
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Sampson
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Renou
D000650:Amnion; D000652:Amniotic Band Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal