Fetal anterior abdominal wall defects
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Weerakkody Y, Foster T, Knipe H, et al. Fetal anterior abdominal wall defects. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 28 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-13934
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- Fetal anterior abdominal wall defect
- Congenital abdominal wall defects
- Congenital anterior abdominal wall defect
Fetal anterior abdominal wall defects can occur with a number of pathologies.
Individual entities
Syndromes/complexes
- limb body wall complex
- OEIS complex
- omphalocele-radial ray (ORR) complex
- Pentalogy of Cantrell
- amniotic band syndrome: if there are band through the anterior abdominal wall
References
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