LIMB BODY WALL COMPLEX (LBWC): A CASE REPORT OF INTRAUTERINE DIAGNOSIS BY ULTRASOUND IN SONGKHLA HOSPITAL
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A demonstrating case of intrauterine diagnosis of abdominal wall defect associated with multiple anomalies including extraabdominal wall mass contained fetal bowel, heart, and abdominal solid organ, unilateral dilatation of lateral ventricle, spinal and limb defect in Songkhla Hospital is reported. Discussion of the differences between omphalocele, gastroschisis and clinical features of limb body wall complex (LBWC) are also discussed.
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