Chorionic villus sampling and end-artery disruption of the fetus

A J Luijsterburg; D C van der Zee; J L Gaillard; F J Los; H Brandenburg; A van Haeringen; C Vermeij-Keers

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199701)17:1<71::aid-pd21>3.0.co;2-j

Chorionic villus sampling and end-artery disruption of the fetus

Prenat Diagn. 1997 Jan;17(1):71-6. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199701)17:1<71::aid-pd21>3.0.co;2-j.

Authors

A J Luijsterburg¹, D C van der Zee, J L Gaillard, F J Los, H Brandenburg, A van Haeringen, C Vermeij-Keers

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anatomy, University Hospital Rotterdam, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 9021831
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(199701)17:1<71::aid-pd21>3.0.co;2-j

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

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Autopsy
Chorionic Villi Sampling / adverse effects*
Extremities / embryology
Extremities / pathology*
Female
Fetal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Fetal Diseases / embryology*
Fetus / abnormalities*
Fetus / pathology
Humans
Jejunum / abnormalities
Labor, Induced
Limb Deformities, Congenital*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, First
Pregnancy Trimester, Second
Ultrasonography, Prenatal