title: A new syndrome with prenatally diagnosed thoracoschisis, hiatal hernia and extremities' agenesis: case report.
abstract: Thoracoschisis is a very rare congenital anomaly and is usually associated with limb and abdominal wall defects forming part of limb-body wall complex. We here present a case of a 29-week-4-day pregnancy ended with intrauterine demise. Postmortem examination revealed hiatal hernia, thoracoschisis and protrusion of some part of liver from this defect, left forearm agenesis and right arm and right hand agenesis. The findings accompanying thoracoschisis in this presented case exclude any previously reported related syndrome and we believe that this is a new syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biri
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Korucuoğlu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karaoğuz
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Himmetoğlu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balci
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000002:abnormalities*; D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008099:Liver / Q000002:abnormalities; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome; D013909:Thorax / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D038062:Upper Extremity Deformities, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*