J Korean Soc Med Ultrasound.  2001 Jun;20(2):129-135.

Limb-Body Wall Complex: Prenatal Sonographic Findings versus Autopsy Findings

• Song MJ
• Cho JY
• Lee YH

Abstract

PURPOSE: To evaluate prenatal ultrasonogrpahic findings of limb-body wall complex and to correlate them with autopsy findings.
MATERIALS and METHODS
From October 1995 to June 2000, a retrospective review of prenatal ultrasonography (US) of 11 patients with pathologically proven limb-body wall complex was done. US findings were then compared with autopsy findings.
RESULTS
Prenatal ultrasonography revealed thoraco-abdominoschisis (n=7, 64%), kyphoscoliosis(n=7, 64%), cranial defect(n=5, 45%), limb defect(n=4, 36%), facial defect(n=1, 10%), amniotic band(n=5, 45%), and umbilical cord anomaly(n=3, 27%). Meanwhile, autopsy findings showed thoraco-abdominoschisis (n=8, 72%), limb defect(n=7, 64%), facial defect(n=7, 64%), kyphoscoliosis(n=5, 45%), cranial defect(n=5, 45%), amniotic band(n=5, 45%) and umbilical cord anomaly(n=4, 36%).
CONCLUSION
The most common ultrasonography features of limb-body wall complex were thoraco-abdominoschisis and kyphoscoliosis while the thoraco-abdominoschisis and limb defects were the most frequent findings at autopsy.

MeSH Terms

Autopsy*
Extremities
Humans
Retrospective Studies
Ultrasonography*
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
Umbilical Cord