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Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of amelia |
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| Authors: | A. Rijhsinghani M.D. J. Yankowitz Jon Mazursky R. Williamson |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242-1080, U.S.A.;2. Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242-1080, U.S.A. |
| Abstract: | Amelia is a very rare form of limb reduction defect. The incidence of isolated amelia with or without other limb reductions is 0.4 per 100 000 births. We report a cluster of three cases diagnosed prenatally. One was isolated tri-amelia and two were isolated tetra-amelia. |
| Keywords: | prenatal diagnosis ultrasound limb reduction defects amelia |