title: [Umbilical cord constriction caused by amniotic band].
abstract: We present a fatal case of umbilical cord constriction caused by an amniotic band, which occurs in one of 100,000-150,000 births. Prelabour diagnosis is possible by ultrasonography and MRI, and surgical removal by fetoscopy is the only theoretically possible therapy.
authors.affiliation: Rasmussen Regionshospitalet Herning, Gynaekologisk-obstetrisk Afdeling. mettekvoss@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mette Krogh
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Voss
authors.forename: Lis Saxtoft
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Kjeld Leisgård
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000652:Amniotic Band Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000473:pathology*