title: Limb Body Wall Complex Associated with Placenta Accreta: A Mere Coincidence or a Sign of an Etiopathogenic Link?
abstract: A case was reported of a fetus with the anomaly of limb body wall complex associated with placenta accreta. To date, only one account of this condition has been published in the world literature. Due to the low frequency of both complications, the hypothesis has been raised that this association may have happened not by mere coincidence, but rather by a possible common etiopathogenic mechanism. For the first time, a study proposes the existence of a possible etiopathogenic connection between the anomaly of limb body wall complex and hypoxic disorders caused by inadequate placentation in previous uterine scarring.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcos Masaru
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Okido
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aderson Tadeu
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Berezowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sandra Regina Marques
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Geraldo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ricardo de Carvalho
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Cavalli
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alessandra Cristina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Marcolin
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010921:Placenta Accreta / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy