title: Strangulation of the umbilical cord by an amnion band - a rare cause of intrauterine demise: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The amniotic band syndrome has a scarce prevalence and intrauterine death as a result of amniotic bands formation is extremely rare.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present an illustrative case of intrauterine death of an embryo in the 24th gestational week in an 30-year old primigravida. The death was ascribed to the twisting of the umbilical cord around the left upper extremity, causing a strangulation of the umbilical cord in a very impressive way.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Constriction of the umbilical cord by an amniotic band is extremely rare and very hard, if not impossible, to diagnose with antenatal sonography.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Ring Road, Nea Efkarpia, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chatzigeorgiou
authors.forename: Theodoros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Theodoridis
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Efstratiou
authors.forename: Apostolos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Athanasiadis
authors.forename: Leonidas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zepiridis
authors.forename: Filippos
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tzevelekis
authors.forename: Basil
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tarlatzis