title: A case of body stalk anomaly arising in the second baby of a triplet pregnancy after in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.
abstract: We report a case of body stalk anomaly arising in the second baby of a triplet pregnancy after in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET). Body stalk anomaly or limb-body wall complex is a rare congenital anomaly with a series of similar clinical manifestations and poor prognosis. IVF-ET is an effective treatment for various types of infertility. We summarize and discuss herein the relation with the sequence of genesis for such malformations and multiple pregnancies after IVF-ET.
authors.affiliation: Maternity & Perinatal Care Unit, 2nd Department of Surgery, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2630 Sugitani, 930-0194 Toyama, Japan. hiro1ps@ms.toyama-mpu.ac.jp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirokawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uotani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Futatani
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsukada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017880:Limb Deformities, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D014310:Triplets; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal