2005-11-15-15 Acrania due to amniotic band © Ruiz www.thefetus.net/
Amniotic band causing acrania
Vicente Jesus Ruiz, MD
Centro de Ecografia Dr. Vicente J Ruiz, Salta, Argentina
This is a case of a 16-year-old-primigravida at 17 weeks of gestation with an acrania due to amniotic band.
Transabdominal axial and coronal views of fetal head showing absence of skull bones and exencephaly
Transvaginal coronal views of fetal head showing absence of skull bones and exencephaly
Transvaginal sagittal view of brain tissue free in the amniotic fluid
Transvaginal views that show amniotic band attached to the fetal head
These are the postnatal images showing the amniotic band attached to the skull and the exencephaly
