Abstract:Limb body wall syndrome (LBW) is one of the rarest malformation complexes. It is also known by other names as « Abnormal stem of the body » « Congenital absence of the umbilical cord » and « cyllosome and Pleurosomus » [1]. This complex is a heterogeneous disease characterized by multiple severe congenital abnormalities of the fetus with exencephalon/thoraco-encephalo and/or abdominoschisis (anterior parietal malformations) and malformations of the limbs, with or without facial slits. The diagnosis remai… Show more
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