Limb Body Wall Complex Associated with Placenta Accreta: A Mere Coincidence or a Sign of an Etiopathogenic Link?

Abstract

A case was reported of a fetus with the anomaly of limb body wall complex associated with placenta accreta. To date, only one account of this condition has been published in the world literature. Due to the low frequency of both complications, the hypothesis has been raised that this association may have happened not by mere coincidence, but rather by a possible common etiopathogenic mechanism. For the first time, a study proposes the existence of a possible etiopathogenic connection between the anomaly of limb body wall complex and hypoxic disorders caused by inadequate placentation in previous uterine scarring.

Resumo

Foi relatado um caso de feto com anomalia de limb body wall complex associada a uma placenta acreta. Até o presente, apenas uma descrição com essa condição foi publicada na literatura mundial. Devido à baixa frequência das duas complicações, foi levantada a hipótese de que essa associação possa ter ocorrido não por uma mera coincidência, mas por um possível mecanismo etiopatogênico comum. Pela primeira vez, um estudo propõe a existência de uma possível possível ligação etiopatogênica entre a anomalia de limb body wall complex e os transtornos hipóxicos causados pela placentação inadequada em cicatriz uterina prévia.

Keywords

ultrasonography - prenatal diagnosis - limb body wall complex - placenta accreta - etiology

Palavras-chave

ultrassonografia - diagnóstico pré-natal - limb body wall complex - placenta acreta - etiologia

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