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Strangulation of the umbilical cord due to combined amniotic band and true knot. 1992

U Elchalal, and M Ashkenazy, and A Weissman, and D Rosenman, and I Blickstein

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Israel.

A case of fetal death due to an amniotic band and an umbilical cord true knot is presented. To the best of our knowledge the simultaneous occurrence of true knot of cord and amniotic band has never been previously reported and may shed light on the possible time of true knot formation in this case.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D008297	Male		Males
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D005260	Female		Females
D005313	Fetal Death	Death of the developing young in utero. BIRTH of a dead FETUS is STILLBIRTH.	Fetal Mummification,Fetal Demise,Death, Fetal,Deaths, Fetal,Demise, Fetal,Fetal Deaths,Mummification, Fetal
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000652	Amniotic Band Syndrome	A disorder present in the newborn infant in which constriction rings or bands, causing soft tissue depressions, encircle digits, extremities, or limbs and sometimes the neck, thorax, or abdomen. They may be associated with intrauterine amputations.	Amniotic Bands,Amputation, Intrauterine,Annular Grooves,Ring Constrictions, Intrauterine,Streeter Syndrome,Amniotic Band,Amputations, Intrauterine,Annular Groove,Band, Amniotic,Bands, Amniotic,Constriction, Intrauterine Ring,Constrictions, Intrauterine Ring,Groove, Annular,Grooves, Annular,Intrauterine Amputation,Intrauterine Amputations,Intrauterine Ring Constriction,Intrauterine Ring Constrictions,Ring Constriction, Intrauterine,Syndrome, Amniotic Band,Syndrome, Streeter
D014470	Umbilical Cord	The flexible rope-like structure that connects a developing FETUS to the PLACENTA in mammals. The cord contains blood vessels which carry oxygen and nutrients from the mother to the fetus and waste products away from the fetus.	Cord, Umbilical,Cords, Umbilical,Umbilical Cords