"Amniotic Band Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D000652
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C16.614.042
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| Concept/Terms |
Ring Constrictions, Intrauterine- Ring Constrictions, Intrauterine
- Constriction, Intrauterine Ring
- Constrictions, Intrauterine Ring
- Intrauterine Ring Constriction
- Intrauterine Ring Constrictions
- Ring Constriction, Intrauterine
Annular Grooves- Annular Grooves
- Annular Groove
- Groove, Annular
- Grooves, Annular
Amniotic Bands- Amniotic Bands
- Amniotic Band
- Band, Amniotic
- Bands, Amniotic
Amputation, Intrauterine- Amputation, Intrauterine
- Amputations, Intrauterine
- Intrauterine Amputation
- Intrauterine Amputations
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amniotic Band Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Congenital ring syndrome with floppy foot drop. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2009 Nov; 62(11):e516-7.
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Septo-optic dysplasia and amniotic bands: further evidence for a vascular pathogenesis. Am J Med Genet A. 2004 Feb 15; 125A(1):12-6.
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Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of isolated distal amelia of an upper extremity. Am J Perinatol. 1993 Jan; 10(1):64-6.
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Amniotic band syndrome. Report of two cases and review of the literature. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1989 Aug; 113(8):891-7.