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World J Clin Cases. Jul 6, 2023; 11(19): 4544-4552
Published online Jul 6, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i19.4544
Published online Jul 6, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i19.4544
Table 3 Ultrasound sonographic analysis of limb body wall complex
| No. | Ultrasonic anomaly | |||||
| Body wall defect and bulge | Spine | Limbs | Brain | Umbilical cord | Others | |
| 1 | Gastroschisis (bulge is liver) | Torsion | Both feet varus | - | Short | |
| 2 | Gastroschisis (bulge is liver) | Torsion | - | - | Undetectable | Cloacal malformation |
| 3 | Thoracoschisis and Gastroschisis (bulge are heart, liver, intestinal tube) | Twist into angles | - | Brain herniation | Short | |
| 4 | Gastroschisis (bulge are liver, gastric vesicles and intestinal tubes) | Twisted arrangement irregularity | - | Encephalocele | Undetectable | Fetal cystic hygroma |
| 5 | Gastroschisis (bulge are liver, gastric vesicles and intestinal tubes) | Torsion | Miss left upper limb | Meningoencephalocele | Undetectable | |
| 6 | Gastroschisis (bulge are liver, gastric vesicles and intestinal tubes) | Curved, middle and lower segments not shown | - | Short | ||
| 7 | Gastroschisis (bulge are liver, gastric vesicles and intestinal tubes) | Twist into angles | Miss one upper limb | Undetectable | ||
| 8 | Gastroschisis (bulge are liver, gastric vesicles and intestinal tubes) | Abnormal bending, abnormal alignment | Short | Fetal cystic hygroma | ||
| 9 | Gastroschisis (bulge is liver) | Torsion | Meningoencephalocele | Undetectable | ||
| 10 | Gastroschisis (bulge are liver, gastric vesicle and intestinal tube) | Lordotic bending | - | Short | Single umbilical artery | |
| 11 | Thoracoschisis and gastroschisis (bulge are heart, liver, intestinal tube and gastric vesicle) | Lordotic bending | - | Undetectable | ||
| 12 | Gastroschisis (bulge are liver, intestinal tube) | Lordotic bending | - | Short | ||
| 13 | Gastroschisis (bulge are liver, intestinal tube) | Angle the side | - | Short | ||
| 14 | Gastroschisis and malformation (bulge are liver and intestine) | Lordotic bending | Miss left upper arm | - | Short | |
| 15 | Gastroschisis and malformation (bulge are liver, intestinal tube and gastric vesicle) | Side bending and twisting | - | Short | Single umbilical artery | |
| 16 | Gastroschisis (bulge are liver, gastric vesicles and intestinal tubes) | Lordotic bending | Lower limb fusion | - | Undetectable | |
| 17 | Gastroschisis (bulge are liver, gastric vesicles and intestinal tubes) | Torsion | Miss right lower limb | Short | ||
| 18 | Acromphalus (bulge is liver) | Torsion | - | Short | Megacystis | |
- Citation: Ye CH, Li S, Ling L. Analysis of characteristic features in ultrasound diagnosis of fetal limb body wall complex during 11-13+6 weeks. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11(19): 4544-4552
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v11/i19/4544.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v11.i19.4544