TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Body-Stalk Anomaly A1 - Bianchi, Diana W. A1 - Crombleholme, Timothy M. A1 - D'Alton, Mary E. A1 - Malone, Fergal D. PY - 2015 T2 - Fetology: Diagnosis and Management of the Fetal Patient, 2e AB - Key PointsBody-stalk anomaly is a sporadic disorder leading to severe deformations of the abdominal wall and spine.Prenatal diagnosis is generally straightforward with massive abdominoschisis, severe kyphoscoliosis, and relatively short umbilical cord being clearly visible.There is no indication to perform amniocentesis as almost all cases are karyotypically normal.The condition is considered uniformally fatal, although there has been at least one case report of a survivor following neonatal surgical closure of omphalocele.While there has been one report of recurrence in a subsequent pregnancy, the condition is generally considered to be sporadic. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/24 UR - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106398567 ER -