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Limb body wall complex.

Sanjeev Managoli·Pushpa Chaturvedi·Krishna Y Vilhekar·Nitin Gagane
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A case of Limb body wall complex is reported in a preterm, Low birth weight and stillborn neonate. The proposita had abdominal wall defect with evisceration of the organs into an amnio-peritonial sac, a short body stalk, torsion of spine with scoliosis and limb defects. Unusual associations present in this case were absent thymus, interstitial calcification in kidney and a history of exposure to birth control pills during first two months post-conception.

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Sanjeev Managoli, Pushpa Chaturvedi, Krishna Y Vilhekar, Nitin Gagane. 2003. Limb body wall complex.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14530552/

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