title: Bilateral brachial amelia, facial clefts, encephalocele, orbital cyst and omphalocele: a recurrent fetal malformation pattern coming into focus.
abstract: Ultrasonographic and pathoanatomical features of a fetus displaying bilateral brachial amelia, complex facial clefting, encephalocele and omphalocele are described. The findings are compared with the few previously published cases. Bilateral brachial amelia with complex other organ malformations in previable fetuses may be more frequently diagnosed with improving prenatal ultrasonography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: U G
authors.initials: UG
authors.lastname: Froster
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Briner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Huch
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology; D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm / Q000002:abnormalities; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004480:Ectromelia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D004677:Encephalocele; D005124:Eye Abnormalities; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus; D007866:Leg / Q000002:abnormalities; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal