RT Book, Section
A1 Bianchi, Diana W.
A1 Crombleholme, Timothy M.
A1 D'Alton, Mary E.
A1 Malone, Fergal D.
SR Print(0)
ID 1106398567
T1 Body-Stalk Anomaly
T2 Fetology: Diagnosis and Management of the Fetal Patient, 2e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-144201-5
LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106398567
RD 2023/12/07
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.