RESUMO
Needle puncture of the fetus has rarely been reported with midtrimester amniocentesis. This paper contains the report of five cases of needle scars in infants born after second-trimester amniocentesis for prenatal diagnosis of fetal genetic disorders. Since this complication may be more frequent than has been previously believed, there is the possibility that damage to the fetus may occur. It is suggested that the products of all abortions and all live-born and stillborn infants delivered following amniocentesis should be examined for evidence of injury.
Assuntos
Amniocentese/efeitos adversos , Diagnóstico Pré-Natal , Lesões Pré-Natais , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Agulhas , Gravidez , Segundo Trimestre da GravidezRESUMO
A report of 8 cases of craniofacial anomalies and aberrant tissue bands has been presented. Analyses of the pedigrees, pregnancy histories and chromosome analyses were unrevealing. This syndrome appears to be a sporadic disorder and it is important to delineate it further from other syndromes for which recurrence risks are known.
