Abstract
A fetus with transverse limb reduction defects and jejunal atresia after exposure to chorionic villus sampling (CVS) at 9 weeks of amenorrhoea is described. A theory involving disruption of end-arteries due to the CVS procedure is suggested.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Autopsy
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Chorionic Villi Sampling / adverse effects*
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Extremities / embryology
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Extremities / pathology*
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Female
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Fetal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Fetal Diseases / embryology*
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Fetus / abnormalities*
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Fetus / pathology
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Humans
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Jejunum / abnormalities
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Labor, Induced
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Limb Deformities, Congenital*
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Trimester, First
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Pregnancy Trimester, Second
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Ultrasonography, Prenatal