title: Prenatal diagnosis of vasa previa presenting as amniotic band. 'A not so innocent amniotic band'.
abstract: We describe a case in which the early antepartum diagnosis of vasa previa was made in an asymptomatic patient by means of color Doppler ultrasonography. A woman, gravida 3 para 1 at 22 weeks' gestation, was diagnosed as having an anterior low-lying placenta, a velamentous cord insertion and an amniotic band with vessels traversing the internal cervical os towards a succenturiate lobe. At the 39th week, a Cesarean section was performed and a healthy female baby was born. Transvaginal color Doppler flow imaging facilitated the accurate diagnosis of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Clerici
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Burnelli
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lauro
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Pilu
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Di Renzo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000652:Amniotic Band Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010920:Placenta / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging