title: Placento-Cranial Adhesions in Amniotic Band Syndrome and the Role of Surgery in Their Management: An Unusual Case Presentation and Systematic Literature Review.
abstract: Amniotic band syndrome is a group of sporadic congenital anomalies that involve the limbs, craniofacial regions and trunk, ranging from simple digital band constriction to complex craniofacial and central nervous system abnormalities. Placento-cranial adhesions in amniotic band syndrome are extremely rare, and severe conditions are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. In this study, we pooled placento-cranial adhesion case reports that were published in the medical literature and added an unpublished case from our institution. The purpose of this article was to review and discuss the clinical features and outcomes of placento-cranial adhesions in amniotic band syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Guner
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Menekse
authors.forename: Mustafa Kurthan
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Mert
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Olmaz
authors.forename: Tamer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Umit Sizmaz
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Ali Ihsan
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Okten
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000652:Amniotic Band Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D019468:Disease Management; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010920:Placenta / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy