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Limb reduction and chorion villus sampling |
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| Authors: | P. A. Boyd J. W. Keeling M. Selinger I. Z. Mackenzie |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Paediatric Pathology, John Radcliffe Maternity Hospital, Headington. Oxford OX3 9DU, U.K.;2. Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, John Radcliffe Maternity Hospital, Headington. Oxford OX3 9DU, U.K. |
| Abstract: | Upper limb reduction was diagnosed by ultrasound scan at 17 weeks after chorion villus sampling at 9 weeks' gestation. Pregnancy was terminated and necropsy confirmed limb reduction in an otherwise normal fetus. The relationship of limb reduction to amniotic band syndrome is discussed. |
| Keywords: | Chorion villus sampling Amniotic band sequence Limb reduction Amputation |